faith

Focus Take a few minutes to push the “pause” button on whatever is going on around you and be still with God. Read Deuteronomy 30:15-20 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity. If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read 1 John 2:7-17 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the […]

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 Genesis 26:1-5 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Now there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. And Isaac […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Psalm 119:105-112 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to observe your […]

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 Kings 23:1-8 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Then the king directed that all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem should be gathered to […]

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 2 Kings 22:11-20 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) When the king heard the words of the book of the […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Psalm 84 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) To the leader: according to The Gittith. Of the Korahites. A Psalm. How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! My soul longs, […]

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 112:1-9 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Praise the Lord! Happy are those who fear the Lord, who greatly delight in his commandments. Their descendants will be mighty in […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read James 3:13-18 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Who is wise and understanding among you? Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom. But if you […]

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 1 John 5:1-5 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who […]