eVotions

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Matthew 5:38-48 (NRSV) “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But […]

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 Matthew 7:1-12 (NRSV) “Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and […]

Focus Holy God grant me the vision to see the complete sufficiency of Christ. Read Galatians 5:2-6 (NRSV) Listen! I, Paul, am telling you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you. Once again I testify to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obliged […]

Focus Loving God, replace my distortions with your revelations. Read Exodus 22:21-27 (NRSV) You shall not wrong or oppress a resident alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt. You shall not abuse any widow or orphan. If you do abuse them, when they cry out to me, I will surely heed their […]

Focus Set aside anything that distracts me from you, Lord. Read Psalm 119:9-16 (NRSV) How can young people keep their way pure? By guarding it according to your word. With my whole heart I seek you; do not let me stray from your commandments. I treasure your word in my heart, so that I may […]

Focus Come Holy Spirit and help me to see myself as I am. Not more nor less but as you see me. Read James 2:1-13 (NRSV) My brothers and sisters, do you with your acts of favoritism really believe in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ? For if a person with gold rings and in fine […]

Focus Lord, let us not just hear your words, but recognize your presence. Read Exodus 20:1-21 (NRSV) Then God spoke all these words: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me. You shall not […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Deuteronomy 30:15-20 (NRSV) See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity. If you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I am commanding you today, […]

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 119:1-8 (NRSV) Happy are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD. Happy are those who keep his […]

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 1 John 2:7-17 (NRSV) Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you have […]