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 Psalm 25:1-10 (NRSV) To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust; do not let me […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place.   Read Nehemiah 9:6-15 (NRSV) And Ezra said: “You are the LORD, you alone; you have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is […]

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 John 18:33-37 (NRSV) Then Pilate entered the headquarters again, summoned Jesus, and asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, […]

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 3 (NRSV) O LORD, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me; many are saying to me, “There is no help for you in God.” […]

Focus Sit quietly and take a few breaths. Listen for how God may be speaking to you today through this psalm.   Read Psalm 28 (NRSV) To you, O LORD, I call; my rock, do not refuse to hear me, for if you are silent to me, I shall be like those who go down […]

Focus Be still and pay attention to your breath. Relax into a time for reading scripture and prayer.   Read Job 42:1-6 (NRSV) Then Job answered the LORD: “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted. ‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’ Therefore I […]

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 34:1-8 (NRSV) I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the humble […]

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 2 Kings 20:12-19 (NRSV) At that time King Merodach-baladan son of Baladan of Babylon sent envoys with letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he had heard that […]

Focus Relax and clear your head. Listen for the voice of God. What is God saying to you today?   Read Mark 10:2-16 (NRSV) Some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” He answered them, “What did Moses command you?” They said, “Moses allowed […]

One thing that we are good at is constructing walls. We build them around our property because we feel that we must keep anyone and anything out. And we build them around our lives. We must not let anyone get close to us. We build them around our possessions. It is mine! That means hands […]