September 16th, 2025
Freedom from Noise “Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”” Mark 6:31 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, […]
September 15th, 2025
Strength for Service “Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” Luke 5:15-16 NIV “but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on […]
September 14th, 2025
Solitude as a Place of Connection “Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.” Mark 1:35 NIV “He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be […]
September 13th, 2025
Luke 10:38-42 CSB (Focus verse 41-42) 38 While they were traveling, he entered a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. 39 She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s feet and was listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, […]
September 12th, 2025
Luke 10:38-42 CSB (Focus verse 40) 38 While they were traveling, he entered a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. 39 She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s feet and was listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, […]
September 11th, 2025
Luke 10:38-42 CSB (Focus verse 39) 38 While they were traveling, he entered a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. 39 She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s feet and was listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, […]
September 10th, 2025
Read Luke 10:38-42 NIV (Focus verse 38) 38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted […]
September 9th, 2025
Matthew 11:30 ASV Jesus promises: “For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Easy & light. I’m sure we all like the sound of that! Even at the surface, this sounds like good stuff, but let’s take a few minutes and go deeper… What is it about Jesus’s yoke that makes it easy? […]
September 8th, 2025
Read Matthew 11:29 MSG Jesus invites us to: “Walk with me and work with me-watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace.” This is the best invitation ever! I can just picture myself walking with Jesus, working alongside Him, watching and learning!! What is the lesson He is teaching today? The unforced […]
September 7th, 2025
Read Matthew 11:28 AMP Jesus offers the invitation and the promise: “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavily burdened [by religious rituals that provide no peace], and I will give you rest [refreshing your souls with salvation]. This verse makes me think about working outside, and the chore of weeding. I think about […]
