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 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 11 (NRSV) In the LORD I take refuge; how can you say to me, “Flee like a bird […]

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 Nehemiah 9:1-15 (NRSV) Now on the twenty-fourth day […]

Focus Let your soul take a moment of rest as you hear God’s word. Put your busy schedule, wandering mind, stressful thoughts, and burdened heart at the feet of the cross and open up to God’s voice as the Giver of Life tends your soul. Read Nehemiah 9:16-31 (NRSV) “But they and our ancestors acted […]

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 Ephesians 6:10-20 (NRSV) Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power. Put on the whole armor of God, so […]

Focus Be still and rest in the Lord. Read Luke 11:5-13 (NRSV) And he said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; for a friend of mine has arrived, and I have nothing to set […]

Focus Take a few minutes to push the “pause” button on whatever is going on around you and be still with God. Read Psalm 84 (NRSV) How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts! My soul longs, indeed it faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh sing for […]

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 34:15-22 (NRSV) The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry. The face of the LORD is against evildoers, to […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God, however that may take place. Read Psalm 36 (NRSV) Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in their hearts; there is no fear of God before their eyes. For they flatter themselves in their own eyes that their iniquity cannot […]