eVotions

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Galatians 6:7-10 (NRSV) Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow. If you sow to your own flesh, you will reap corruption from the flesh; 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 Galatians 5:16-25 (NRSV) Live by the Spirit, I say, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. For what the flesh desires is […]

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 Luke 9:18-27 (NRSV) Once when Jesus was praying alone, with only the disciples near him, he asked them, “Who […]

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 Ephesians 1:15-23 (NRSV) I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, and for this reason I do not cease to […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God, however that may take place. Read Luke 2:25-35 (NRSV) Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit rested on […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read 2 Chronicles 15: 1-15 (NRSV) The spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded. He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and […]

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 Revelation 21:5-14 (NRSV) And the one who was seated on the throne said, “See, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this, for these words are […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read John 5:1-9 (NRSV) After this there was a festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate there is a pool, called in Hebrew […]

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 Luke 19:1-10 (NRSV) He entered Jericho and was passing through it. A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and […]

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 67 (NRSV) May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon […]