1041Oct 26, 2019
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 2 Timothy 3:10-17 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Now you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, […]
1042Oct 25, 2019
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 65 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) To the leader. A Psalm of David. A Song. Praise is due […]
1043Oct 24, 2019
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 Jeremiah 50:1-7 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The word that the Lord spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by the prophet Jeremiah: Declare among the nations […]
1044Oct 23, 2019
Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read James 5:7-12 New Revised Standard Version (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 […]
1045Oct 22, 2019
Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) When any of you has a grievance against another, do you dare to take it to court before the unrighteous, instead of taking it […]
1046Oct 21, 2019
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 Timothy 3:14-4:5 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it, and how […]
1047Oct 20, 2019
Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Mark 10:46-52 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting […]
1048Oct 19, 2019
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 2 Timothy 2:14-26 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Remind them of this, and warn them before God that they are to avoid wrangling over […]
1049Oct 18, 2019
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 6:20-31 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Then he looked up at his disciples and said: “Blessed are you […]
1050Oct 17, 2019
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 119:137-144 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) You are righteous, O Lord, and your judgments are right. You have appointed your decrees in righteousness and in all faithfulness. My […]