grace

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 Psalm 103:1-8 (NRSV) Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my […]

  Written by: Stevey Ukena If you’ve ever sat down to write something, and ended up staring at a blank screen, you know what I’ve been doing. For days. Not because I don’t know what I want to say, but because I’m not sure which things I should say. It’s like the opposite of writer’s […]

There has been a lot of news recently concerning conflicts over “freedom of conscience” and/or one’s freedom to behave within the constraints of her/his “sincerely-held religious beliefs.” Like any good partisans, folks on both sides of the issues have turned to the principles of marketing in labeling their causes, claiming that their position “protects freedom” […]

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 23 (NRSV) The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green […]

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 Revelation 19:9-10 (NRSV) And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God, however that may take place. Read Deuteronomy 26:1-11 (NRSV) When you have come into the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and settle in it, you shall […]

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 Isaiah 61:1-7 (NRSV) The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, […]

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 John 1:1-18 (NRSV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things […]