spirituality

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 Luke 8:26-39 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Then they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. As he stepped out on land, a man 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 Ephesians 4:1-6 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Ephesians 1:17-19 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you […]

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 Luke 1:26-38 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged […]

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 2:12-16 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the gifts […]

A new term buzzing around Christian ministry is “Third Age.” Third age refers to the third stage of life. The first third of life covers from birth to your first real job. The second third of life is the stage of meeting your mate, raising children, and working till retirement. The third age of life is that time from retirement till death.

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Jeremiah 4:1-4 (NRSV) If you return, O Israel, says the LORD, if you return to me, if you remove your abominations from my presence, and do not waver, and if you swear, […]

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 36:5-10 (NRSV) Your steadfast love, O LORD, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains; […]

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 Acts 8:18-24 (NRSV) Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ […]

A couple of weeks ago during a youth Sunday School class one of the youth said, “I don’t know why people memorize scripture. It seems like its good enough, just to know what it says and means.”