transformation

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 12:1-2 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read 1 Timothy 4:6-16 (NRSV) If you put these instructions before the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished on the words of the faith and […]

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 Acts 22:2-16 (NRSV) When they heard him addressing them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet. Then he said: “I am a Jew, born […]

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 1:10-18 (NRSV) Now I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Galatians 1:11-24 (NRSV) For I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel that was proclaimed by me is not of human origin; for I did not receive it from […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Acts 17:1-9 (NRSV) After Paul and Silas had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. And Paul went in, as was his […]

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 Acts 8:18-24 (NRSV) Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money, saying, “Give me also this […]