God’s call

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Matthew 15:1-9 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition The Tradition of the Elders 15 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, 2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the […]

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 Leviticus 26:34-46 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 34 “Then the land shall enjoy[a] its Sabbath years as long as it lies desolate, while you are […]

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 Psalm 119:1-8 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition Psalm 119 The Glories of God’s Law 1 Happy are those whose […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read John 8:12-30 New International Version Dispute Over Jesus’ Testimony 12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will […]

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 2 Corinthians 4:1-12 New International Version Present Weakness and Resurrection Life 4 Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. 2 Rather, we have renounced secret and […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Romans 11:2-10 New International Version 2 God did not reject his people, whom he foreknew. Don’t you know what Scripture says in the passage about Elijah—how he appealed to God against Israel: 3 “Lord, they have killed […]

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 Corinthians 2:1-12 New International Version 2 And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come […]

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 Mark 7:1-8 New International Version That Which Defiles 7 The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who […]

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 Joshua 4:1-7 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition Twelve Stones Set Up at Gilgal 4 When the entire nation had finished crossing over the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua, 2 “Select twelve men […]

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 Ruth 1: 1-5 In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, […]