Scripture Then he was told, “Go, stand on the mountain at attention before God. God will pass by.” A hurricane wind ripped through the mountains and shattered the rocks before God, but God wasn’t to be found in the wind; after the wind an earthquake, but God wasn’t in the earthquake; and after the earthquake fire,…
Scripture We do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day. 2 Corinthians 4:16 Spiritual Focus “The farther the outward journey takes you, the deeper the inward journey must be.” Henri Nouwen Devotion The Reverend Gordon Crosby said in a 1989 sermon, “Faith…
Scripture I have called you to live right and well. I have taken responsibility for you, kept you safe. I have set you among my people to bind them to me, and provided you as a lighthouse to the nations, to make a start at bringing people into the open, into the light: opening blind…
Scripture Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God. When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face was shining, and they were afraid to come near him. . . . When Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a…
Scripture If we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another. 1 John 1:7 NRSV Spiritual Focus “When you look at electrical things you can see that they are made of small and big wires, cheap and expensive all lined up. Until the current runs…
Scripture The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul. Psalm 19:7 NRSV Spiritual Focus “Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Devotion One of our most powerful experiences as a yoga student comes when we learn to listen to our body. In listening to…
The Practice of the Road Less Traveled Scripture And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by another road. Matthew 2:12 NRSV Spiritual Focus “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference.”…
Scripture So we’re not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without God’s unfolding grace. 2 Corinthians 4:16 The Message Spiritual Focus “Live as if you were to die tomorrow,…
Scripture “Be still, and know that I am God!” Psalm 46:10 NRSV Spiritual Focus “Yoga will make you sensitive to the stillness, the presence, the hush, the peace of God. This deep inner stillness is at the core of your being. It is the ground, the joy of your being. The radiant peace you’ll experience…
Scripture In the Lord, I beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:1–3 NRSV Spiritual Focus “Darkness…