Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything, but God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read Matthew 18:1-7 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of […]

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 Romans 1:8-17 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, […]

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 Jonah 3 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying, “Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim […]

It is obvious at first glance that the Apostle Paul played and continues to play a crucial role in the formation and life of the Church. Yet he proudly calls himself a slave of Christ Jesus and humbly describes himself as chief of sinners. To add to this, Paul openly acknowledges his need and gratefulness […]

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 51:1-17 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) To the leader. A Psalm of David, when the prophet Nathan came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy on […]

Lois Gray, a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Germantown (West Tennessee Presbytery) died February 25, 2020. Lois was married to Davis Gray, the former executive of the General Assembly Council of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. More information will be added as it becomes available.

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Romans 11:1-6 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe […]

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 7:30-34 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) “Now when forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God, however that may take place. Read Exodus 24:12-18 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain, and wait there; and I will give you the tablets of stone, with the […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Psalm 2 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) God’s Promise to His Anointed Why do the nations conspire, and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the […]