PRAYER FOCUS: Receiving Scripture as Daily Bread

“Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” — Psalm 119:105

Scripture is not just information - it’s nourishment. It feeds the places inside you that hunger
for guidance, clarity, correction, and comfort. You don’t need to read long passages to
encounter God. You simply need to read slowly and attentively.

When the psalmist describes God’s Word as a lamp for the feet, the image is small and close.
It’s not a spotlight revealing the entire future - it’s a lamp showing the next step. Scripture
often guides you one step at a time. You gain clarity for today, strength for this moment,
wisdom for this decision.

Engaging Scripture with depth requires slowing down. Reading it more like a conversation
than an assignment. Allowing a phrase or idea to stay with you throughout the day. Letting
the Holy Spirit highlight what your soul needs right now.

Over time, Scripture reshapes your internal world - your thoughts, your desires, your
reactions, your habits. But it begins with simple daily engagement: pausing long enough to
let God speak through His Word.

PRACTICE:
Choose one verse. Read it three times slowly. Notice which word or phrase stands out. Carry
that phrase with you today.

PRAYER:
God, open my heart to Your Word. Help me receive Scripture as nourishment for my soul.
Slow me down as I read so I can recognize what You are speaking. Give me hunger to engage
Your Word daily, not out of obligation but out of desire. Let Your truth shape my thoughts,
direct my decisions, and steady my emotions. Use Scripture to form me into someone who
walks closely with You. Amen.

REFLECTION:
What is one scripture I need to carry in my mind today?