trials

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for a peace at this time. Read Psalm 124 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) A Song of Ascents. Of David. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side —let Israel now say— if it […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God, however that may take place.   Read 1 Peter 1:3-9 (NRSV) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read James 1:9-16 (NRSV) Let the believer who is lowly boast in being raised up, and the rich in being brought low, because the rich will disappear like a flower in the field. […]

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 James 1:1-8 (NRSV) James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. My brothers […]

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 Psalm 30 (NRSV) I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up, and did not let my foes rejoice over me. O LORD my God, I […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Genesis 39:1-23 (NRSV) Now Joseph was taken down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him […]

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 27 (NRSV) The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the […]