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Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Luke 15:1-7 (NRSV) Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners […]

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 Mark 4:1-20 (NRSV) Again he began to teach beside the sea. Such a very large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the sea and […]

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 Mark 4:30-32 (NRSV) He also said, “With what […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Matthew 25:1-13 (NRSV) “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Matthew 19:16-22 (NRSV) Then someone came to him and said, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?” And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God, however that may take place. Read Matthew 21:23-32 (NRSV) When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these […]

Focus Be still and rest in the Lord. Read Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 (NRSV) That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Matthew 18:10-14 (NRSV) “Take care that you do not despise one of these little ones; for, I tell you, in heaven their angels continually see the face of my Father in […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Luke 8:4-10 (NRSV) When a great crowd gathered and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable: “A sower went out to sow his seed; and as […]