attitude

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Matthew 23:13-28 (NRSV) “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you lock people out of the kingdom of heaven. For you do not go in yourselves, and when others […]

Focus Are you tired? Take this time to rest. Relax every part of yourself. Breathe slowly. Don’t be prideful or stubborn. Be ready for what God has before you today. Read Romans 2:17-29 (NRSV) But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast of your relation to God and know […]

In her later years, my grandmother would often say about her younger brother, “I hope I never get as old as he is.” Obviously, she was referring to his attitude, not his physical age. We’ve all met people who were old before their time, people who thought and acted old even though they weren’t. As […]

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 Philippians 2:5-11 (NRSV) Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, […]