Secret Place

For less than two pennies a day The Secret Place renews your faith, invigorates your spirit, and strengthens your relationship with God.

Each daily devotion in this quarterly magazine includes a Scripture passage, an original meditation, and a brief prayer. Written by Christian writers from across the nation, these meditations share comfort and inspiration found in life’s everyday details.  This combination of Scriptural and personal insight, along with contributors' photographs and illustrations, provides both a timeless and timely perspective for contemplative meditation that draws you closer to God in your daily walk as a Christian.

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Did you know that The Secret Place is being translated into Japanese by an 87-year-old reader from Nagano, Japan? Seiroku Shinohara places these translations on her web and blog pages. She writes, "I will continue this work as my life work for the kingdom of God. Also, every Tuesday some people are gathering at our home to study The Secret Place. Hoping The Secret Place continues eternally." Praise God!

 

FRIDAY, MAY 9

Genesis 1:1-5 

Just Today  

THOUGHT FOR TODAY: And there was evening and there was morning, one day. Genesis 1:5 (NASS)

Just over a decade ago, I moved to a farm. Before that I had lived in ten states and one foreign country. But the state I lived in for most of my adult life can't be found on any map. I, like many others, lived in the state of feeling overwhelmed.

Then I realized something: in the beginning, God had a lot to do! God had a whole world (and the heavens) to create, but the Creator didn't panic or fret. And even though God could have created everything in an instant, God did what needed to be done each day and said, "Enough!"

God gave us a pattern for living. I was able to move out of the state of being overwhelmed when I forced myself to live one day at a time. Just today. Just the sixteen (or so) waking hours God has given me. It takes a conscious effort to trust God, to believe that when we spend time with him first, God will be faithful to help us do what needs to be done each day. We can go to bed satisfied and get up the next morning, knowing that God will carry us through again.

PRAYER: Loving Creator, you have created days that give us time for both work and rest. Help us to live fully in the present moment and not worry about the future. Amen. 

Rebecca Stuhlmiller-Edwall, Washington

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