spirituality

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Psalm 34:1-14 New Revised Standard Version Of David, when he feigned madness before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away. 1 I will bless the Lord at all times;    his praise […]

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 Genesis 2:4-7 New Revised Standard Version 4 These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created. In the day that the Lord God made the earth and […]

“Don’t worry. Don’t worry.” Jesus might have told his followers. “Everything’s going to be fine for you when I am gone. I won’t leave you alone. I will send the Advocate, the Spirit of truth, to tell you everything you need to know in order to live as my people.” Such words must have been […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Psalm 115 New Revised Standard Version 1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,    for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness.2 Why should the nations say,    “Where […]

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 115 New Revised Standard Version 1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,    for the sake of your steadfast […]

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 Psalm 115 New Revised Standard Version 1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,    for […]

Focus Close your eyes and open yourself as you relax into a peaceful state. Be willing to expose yourself for who you are as God created you to be. Breathe deeply as you prepare to hear God’s Word. Read 1 John 5:9-13 New Revised Standard Version 9 If we receive human testimony, the testimony of God […]

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 Deuteronomy 34:1-7 New Revised Standard Version 34 Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which […]

Focus Are you tired? Take this time to rest. Relax every part of yourself. Breathe slower. Be ready for what God has before you today. Read Revelation 1:9-18 New Revised Standard Version 9 I, John, your brother who share with you in Jesus the persecution and the kingdom and the patient endurance, was on the island […]

Focus Turn off your cell phone, TV, or radio. Listen to the silence that is around you. Listen for God to speak to you. Read Acts 1:1-11 New Revised Standard Version 1 In the first book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus did and taught from the beginning 2 until the day when he was taken up […]