holiness

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 Acts 5:12-16 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Now many signs and wonders were done among the people through the apostles. And they were all […]

Focus Relax and clear your head. Listen for the voice of God. What is God saying to you today? Read 2 Samuel 6:1-15 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.  David and all the people with him set out and went from Baale-judah, to bring up […]

Focus Take time to rest in the comfort of the Lord today. Read Revelation 12:1-12 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) A great portent appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.  She was pregnant and was crying out in […]

Focus Be still and rest in the Lord. Read 1 Corinthians 5:6-8 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Your boasting is not a good thing. Do you not know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough? Clean out the old yeast so that you may be a new batch, as you really are […]

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 106:1-12 (NRSV) Praise the LORD! O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever. Who can utter the mighty doings of […]

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 5:13-21 (NRSV) I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. And […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Psalm 106:1-12 (NRSV) O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever. Who can utter the mighty doings of the LORD, or declare all his […]

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 29 (NRSV) Ascribe to the LORD, O heavenly beings,[a] ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. Ascribe to the LORD the glory of his name; worship the LORD […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read 1 Corinthians 2:11-16 (NRSV) For what human being knows what is truly human except the human spirit that is within? So also no one comprehends what is truly God’s except the Spirit […]

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 Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 (NRSV) I said to myself, “Come now, I will make a test of pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But again, this also was vanity. […]