Posts by Sidney Milton

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Acts 15:1-21 15 Then certain individuals came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” 2 And after Paul and […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Matthew 15:21-28 21 Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22 Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, “Have mercy on me, […]

Focus Stop and thank God for being present with you today. Ask for God’s guidance as you hear God’s voice through scripture and the writer. Read Isaiah 56:1-5 56 Thus says the Lord:     Maintain justice, and do what is right, for soon my salvation will come,     and my deliverance be revealed. 2 Happy is the mortal who does […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Psalm 67 To the leader: with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song. 1 May God be gracious to us and bless us     and make his face to shine upon us,Selah 2 that your way […]

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 Psalm 67 To the leader: with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song. 1 May God be gracious to us and bless us     and make his […]

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 Matthew 2:10-12 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. On entering the house, they saw the child with […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God, however that may take place. Read James 5:7-10 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Psalm 146:5-10 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, […]

Focus Stop and thank God for being present with you today. Ask for God’s guidance as you hear God’s voice through scripture and the writer. Read Psalm 146:5-10 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God, who made heaven and […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Ruth 1:6-18 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Then she started to return with her daughters-in-law from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the country of Moab that the Lord […]