Posts by Mary Jo Ray

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Habakkuk 1: 1-4, 12-13 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 1 The oracle that the prophet Habakkuk saw.2 O Lord, how long shall I cry for help,and you will not listen?Or cry to […]

Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything other than God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read Acts 10:9-23 New Revised Standard 9″ About noon the next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter wentup on […]

Focus Slow your breathing and become aware of the taking in and letting out of your breath. Focus on putting things aside so you will be open to what God is saying to you today. Read Philippians 2:14-16 (NRSV) “14 Do all things without murmuring and arguing, 15 so that you may be blameless andinnocent, […]

Focus Prepare yourself to discern what is and what is not of God today. Still yourself so you can hear how God is calling you. Read Luke 10: 21-24New Revised Standard VersionJesus Rejoices 21 At that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father,Lord of heaven and earth, because […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Psalm 99Praise to God for His Holiness 1 The Lord is king; let the peoples tremble!He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!2 The Lord is great in Zion;he […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God.   Read Luke 16:19 31 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate […]

Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything other than God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word.   Read Revelation 8:1 5 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half […]

Focus Slow your breathing and become aware of the taking in and letting out of your breath. Focus on putting things aside so you will be open to what God is saying to you today.   Read Psalm 26 (NRSV) Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted […]

Focus Prepare yourself to discern what is and what is not of God today. Still yourself so you can hear how God is calling you.   Read Psalm 90:12 17 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) So teach us to count our days that we may gain a wise heart. Turn, O LORD! How long? Have […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place.   Read Matthew 15:1 9 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For […]