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 Luke 24:33-53 New Revised Standard Version 33 That same hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven and their companions gathered together. 34 They were saying, “The Lord has […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Luke 24:13-32 New International Version 13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking with each other about everything that had […]

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 Luke 24:9-12 New International Version 9 When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Luke 24:1-8 New Revised Standard Version 24 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. 2 They found the stone […]

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 John 20:19-31 (NRSV) 19When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the […]

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 1 John 2:18-25 New International Version 18 Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that 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 Psalm 135:1-14 New International Version 1 Praise the Lord. Praise the name of the Lord;    praise him, you servants of the Lord,2 you who minister in the house of the Lord,    in the courts of the house of our God. […]

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 2:12-17 New International Version 12 I am writing to you, dear children,    because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.13 I am writing to you, fathers,    because you know him […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for a peace at this time. Read 1 John 2:3-11 New Revised Standard Version 3 Now by this we may be sure that we know him, if we obey his commandments. 4 Whoever says, “I have come to know him,” but […]

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 1 John 1:1-2:2 New Revised Standard Version 1 We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we […]