Discipleship

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 5:27-32  (NRSV) After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth; and he said to […]

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 Samuel 9:15-10:1  Version (NRSV) Now the day before Saul came, the Lord had revealed to Samuel:  “Tomorrow about […]

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 Judges 5:1-11  (NRSV) Then Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying: “When locks are long in Israel, when the people offer themselves willingly— bless the […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Isaiah 6:1-8  (NRSV) In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. Seraphs […]

Focus Relax and clear your head. Listen for the voice of God. What is God saying to you today? Read Luke 4:42-44 (NRSV) At daybreak he departed and went into a deserted place. And the crowds were looking for him; and when they reached him, they wanted to prevent him from leaving them. But he […]

Focus Breathe in clear thoughts of peace and reflection as you prepare to hear God speak to you through the scripture and the writer. Put aside all the things the world says you have to accomplish today and use this time to rest in God’s presence. Read Acts 9:26-31 (NRSV) When he had come to […]

Focus Are you tired? Take this time to rest. Relax every part of yourself. Breathe slower. Be ready for what God has before you today. Read Psalm 138 (NRSV) Of David. I give you thanks, O LORD, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing your praise; I bow down toward your holy temple […]

Focus Close your eyes and open yourself as you relax into a peaceful state. Be willing to expose yourself for who you are as God created you to be. Breathe deeply as you prepare to hear God’s Word. Read Jeremiah 1:11-19 (NRSV) The word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you […]

Focus Relax and listen. Consciously prepare to hear God’s Word. Clear your mind of the worries and tasks that lie before you. Open your heart and allow it to refresh. Read 1 Corinthians 14: 13-25 (NRSV) Therefore, one who speaks in a tongue should pray for the power to interpret. For if I pray in […]

Focus Relax and clear your head. Listen for the voice of God. What is God saying to you today? Read Psalm 56 (NRSV) To the leader: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. Of David. A Miktam, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be gracious to me, O God, for people trample on me; […]