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Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Proverbs 4:10-27 (NRSV) Hear, my child, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many. I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God, however that may take place. Read Psalm 36 (NRSV) Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in their hearts; there is no fear of God before their eyes. For they flatter themselves in their own eyes that their iniquity cannot […]

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 Judges 5:1-12 (NRSV) Then Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying: “When locks are long in Israel, when the people […]

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 1 (NRSV) Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers; […]

Focus Take a few minutes to push the “pause” button on whatever is going on around you and be still with God. Read Judges 16:1-22 (NRSV) Once Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went in to her. The Gazites were told, “Samson has come here.” So they circled around and lay […]

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 Revelation 3:7-13 (NRSV) “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the […]

Focus Turn off your cell phone, TV, or radio. Listen to the silence that is around you. Listen for God to speak to you. Read Genesis 50:15-26 (NRSV) Realizing that their father was dead, Joseph’s brothers said, “What if Joseph still bears a grudge against us and pays us back in full for all the […]

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 Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Psalm 1 (NRSV) Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers; but their delight […]

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 Hebrews 10:26-31 (NRSV) For if we willfully persist in sin after having received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful […]