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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 Romans 1:1-7 (NRSV) Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in […]

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 Matthew 8:18-22 (NRSV) Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side. A scribe then approached and said, “Teacher, I […]

Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything, but God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read 1 Corinthians 7:32-40 (NRSV) I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how to […]

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 62:5-12 (NRSV) For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall […]

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 Exodus 32:15-35 (NRSV) Then Moses turned and went down from the mountain, carrying the two tablets of the covenant in his hands, tablets that […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Leviticus 19:1-4, 32-37 (NRSV) The LORD spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them: You shall be holy, for I the LORD […]

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 9:51-62 (NRSV) When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. And he sent messengers ahead of him. On their […]