faith

Focus Take a few minutes to push the “pause” button on whatever is going on around you and be still with God. Read Matthew 3:1-3 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” This is the […]

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 2:10-12 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. On entering the house, they saw the child with […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God, however that may take place. Read James 5:7-10 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 until it […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Psalm 146:5-10 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, […]

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 146:5-10 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God, who made heaven and […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Ruth 1:6-18 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Then she started to return with her daughters-in-law from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the country of Moab that the Lord […]

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 Matthew 12:34-37 For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in […]

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 Isaiah 41:14-20 “The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. […]

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 I Thessalonians 4: 9-12 Now about your love for one another we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Isaiah 11:1-10 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. The spirit of the Lord […]