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 Nehemiah 9:16-25 (NRSV) “But they and our ancestors acted presumptuously and stiffened their necks and did not obey your commandments; they refused to obey, and were not mindful […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God.   Read Psalm 13 (NRSV) How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I bear pain in my soul, 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 1 Samuel 1:4-20 (NRSV) On the day when Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons […]

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 5: 6-11 (NRSV) For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person—though […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God.   Read John 13: 31-35 (NRSV) When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. If God has been glorified […]

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 Psalm 90:12-17 (NRSV) So teach us to count our days that we may gain a wise heart. Turn, O LORD! How long? Have compassion on your servants! Satisfy […]

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 1 Corinthians 7:10-16 (NRSV) To the married I give this command—not I but the Lord—that the wife should not separate from her husband […]

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 119:169-176 (NRSV) Let my cry come before you, O LORD; give me understanding according to your word. Let […]

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 1 Peter 2:19-25 (NRSV) For it is a credit to you if, being aware of God, you endure pain while suffering unjustly. If you endure when you are beaten […]

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 Ezekiel 31:1-12 (NRSV) In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came […]