The Scripture ~ “Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than birds.” Matthew 6:26 The Message The Spiritual Focus ~ “The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe,…
The Scripture ~ Jesus said, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” Luke 4:21 The Spiritual Focus ~The Path of How begins the day we’re sick to death of making the same mistakes over and over again. And that path isn’t magic or moonbeams, it’s the path of imperfection, of practice, of making…
The Scripture ~ [From the sermon on the mount] Jesus said, “You’re familiar with the old written law, ‘Love your friend,’ and its unwritten companion, ‘Hate your enemy.’ I’m challenging that. I’m telling you to love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time,…
T The Scripture ~ “After all the people were baptized, Jesus was baptized. As he was praying, the sky opened up and the Holy Spirit, like a dove descending, came down on him. And along with the Spirit, a voice: “You are my Son, chosen and marked by my love, pride of my life.” Luke 3:…
The Scripture ~ “Then the star appeared again, the same star they had seen in the eastern skies. It led them on until it hovered over the place of the child. They could hardly contain themselves: They were in the right place! They had arrived at the right time!” Matthew 2: 9-10 The Message The…
The Breath Prayer ~ Inhale ~ God is, Exhale ~ Love indwelling The Devotion ~ Yogadevotion’s vision is that through the practice of yoga, people will learn to pause, breathe and experience God. In pausing we open ourselves to experience the indwelling love and promised presence of God. None of us come to that experience…
The Scripture ~ “Mary didn’t waste a minute. She got up and traveled to a town in Judah in the hill country, straight to Zachariah’s house, and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby in her womb leaped. She was filled with the Holy Spirit, and sang out exuberantly, “You’re so…
The Scripture ~ In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to the Galilean village of Nazareth to a virgin engaged to be married to a man descended from David. His name was Joseph, and the virgin’s name, Mary. Upon entering, Gabriel greeted her: Good morning! You’re beautiful with God’s beauty,…
The Scripture ~ Jesus said, “My kingdom doesn’t consist of what you see around you, I am not this world’s kind of king. John 18:36 [a and c] The Message The Spiritual Focus ~ “And as image and apprehension are in organic unity, so, for a Christian, are human body and human soul.” C.S….
The Scripture ~Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that…