faith

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 8:49-59 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon; but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me. […]

Focus Close your eyes and open yourself as you relax into a peaceful state. Be willing to expose yourself for who you are as God created you to be. Breathe deeply as you prepare to hear God’s Word. Read Psalm 31:1-5 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) To the leader. A Psalm of David. In you, […]

Focus Breathe in clear thoughts of peace and reflection as you prepare to hear God speak to you through the scripture and the writer. Put aside all the things the world says you have to accomplish today and use this time to rest in God’s presence. Read Isaiah 50:4-5 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The […]

There are many scriptures which are difficult to understand. There is no shortage, however, of people who are ready and willing to tell you what Revelation 5:1-10 mean. Many of these people take the scriptures and compare them with things in their newspapers, concluding that the scripture is being fulfilled by such events. When I […]

Focus Let your soul take a moment of rest as you hear God’s word. Put your busy schedule, wandering mind, stressful thoughts, and burdened heart at the feet of the cross and open up to God’s voice as the Giver of Life tends your soul. Read Jeremiah 23:1-8 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Woe to […]

Focus Are you tired? Take this time to rest. Relax every part of yourself. Breathe slower. Be ready for what God has before you today. Read Hebrews 13:20-21 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Now may the God of peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by […]

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 Hebrews 10:19-25 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Therefore, my friends, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by […]

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 Peter 5:1-5 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Now as an elder myself and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as one who shares in the […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Psalm 23 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside […]

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 Ezekiel 34:1-16 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The word of the Lord came to me: Mortal, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel: prophesy, and […]