Once upon a time in college, I was responsible for planning a chapel service. I racked my brain for weeks.
Who should speak?
What topic would serve best?
How could I format it all to encourage worship?
As I asked around campus, I realized what we all would appreciate most was time. Specifically, time with the Lord.
When the big day arrived, I shook as I stood at the podium and invited everyone present to simply take time with Jesus. I briefly explained my rationale, then read a couple of Bible passages.
Chapel usually lasted about 45 minutes, and people often snuck out before it was over. I was pretty nervous that 5 minutes after my short message, the building would empty noisily.
With awe, however, I noticed that most of the seats stayed full.
I’ve had similar experiences in many different contexts since. Maybe you’re not as surprised as I am, but my busy-bee, type A, planner self is always taken aback when I realize time and presence are often what we need most in relationships. Especially in our relationship with the Lord.
Thinking of you recently – you who kindly read the words I stick up on my blog occasionally – I remembered that chapel service. Then I wondered if there might be a way of serving you with a little time and space to just be with Jesus, too.
Enter: Bite-Size Peace.
For the next year, I’m going to try posting a super short, weekly devotion that:
- Gives you a couple of minutes to pause and reflect on a Bible verse
- Includes space to scroll as slowly as you want to while you pray about what you’ve just read
That’s it!
Here’s to taking a moment each week to fix our eyes on Jesus as we pause to just be with Him.
“You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!” – Isaiah 26:3 (NLT)
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