faith

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read 1 John 5:1-12 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child. By […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Psalm 148 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights! Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his host! Praise […]

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 Psalm 97 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Lord is king! Let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad! Clouds and thick darkness are all around him; […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Luke 2:1-14 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken […]

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 1:46-55 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for […]

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 Matthew 1:18-25 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. […]

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 John 3:31-36 New International Version (NIV) The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to […]

Focus Take time to rest in the comfort of the Lord today. Read Matthew 1:18-25 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from 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 Luke 1:26-38 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to […]

Focus Be still and rest in the Lord. Read Micah 5:2 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to rule in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days. Reflect […]