971Oct 10, 2019
Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Matthew 20:29-34 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. There were two blind men sitting by the roadside. When they heard that Jesus was […]
972Oct 9, 2019
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 Revelation 2:8-11 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are […]
973Oct 9, 2019
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 Revelation 2:8-11 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are […]
974Oct 8, 2019
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 19:16-22 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Then someone came to him and said, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?” And he said to […]
975Oct 6, 2019
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 Jeremiah 32:36-44 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Now […]
976Oct 5, 2019
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 Psalm 119:49-56 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope. This is my comfort in my distress, that your […]
977Oct 4, 2019
Focus Relax and clear your head. Listen for the voice of God. What is God saying to you today? Read Lamentations 5:1-7, 19-22 (NRSV) Remember, O LORD, what has befallen us; look, and see our disgrace! Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to aliens. We have become orphans, fatherless; our mothers […]
978Oct 3, 2019
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 Mark 11:12-14, 20-24 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he […]
979Oct 2, 2019
Focus Be still and rest in the Lord. Read 1 Timothy 6:6-19 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Of course, there is great gain in godliness combined with contentment; for we brought nothing into the world, so that we can take nothing out of it; but if we have food and clothing, we will be content […]
980Oct 1, 2019
Focus Take a few minutes to push the “pause” button on whatever is going on around you and be still with God. Read Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the Lord, “My […]