Discipleship

Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything, but God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read Ezekiel 2:8–3:11 (NRSV) But you, mortal, hear what I say to you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat […]

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 Ezekiel 2:1-5 (NRSV) He said to me: O mortal, stand up on your feet, and I will speak with you. And when he spoke to me, a spirit entered […]

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 8:18-22 (NRSV) Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side. A scribe then approached and said, “Teacher, I […]

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 48 (NRSV) Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised in the city of our God. His holy mountain, beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, […]

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 85:8-13 (NRSV) Let me hear what God the LORD will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his faithful, to those who turn to him […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God, however that may take place. Read Colossians 4:2-18 (NRSV) Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving. At the same time pray for us as well that God will open to us a door for the word, […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Exodus 25:10-22 (NRSV) They shall make an ark of acacia wood; it shall be two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half […]

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 2 Samuel 5:17-25 (NRSV) When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, all the Philistines went up in search of David; but David heard about […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read James 5:7-12 (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 receives the early […]

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 Mark 9:14-29 (NRSV) When they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and some scribes arguing with them. When the whole crowd saw him, they […]