Spirit

Reflect A television news magazine some time ago presented a piece about a malady that strikes many adults in the United States: “affluenza.” This social illness is manifested as ever increasing numbers of people spend their lives in a never-ending quest for ever-greater consumption. Primarily a disease of the middle and upper-economic status of society, […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for a peace at this time. Read 1 Corinthians 15:35-49 (NRSV) But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?” Fool! What you sow does not come to life unless […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Joel 2:18-29 (NRSV) Then the LORD became jealous for his land, and had pity on his people. The LORD answered and said to his people, “Behold, I am sending to you […]

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 1 Corinthians 2:1-10 (NRSV) When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come proclaiming the mystery […]