Devotion for Monday, June 8, 2026

“What I say to you I say to all, ‘Be on the alert!’” (Mark 13:37)

We each need to pay attention.  So many things happen seemingly by chance, and we become anxious, worrying about things that are beyond our control.  There are things we can do.  So far as it concerns you, treat all things that happen with intentionality, deliberately making the right choices for what you do.  Do not just react, but follow the guidance of the Lord and do so with the intent the Holy Spirit gives you.

Lord, I often do amble along, and do not pay attention to what is happening around me.  Guide me to live into the life You have given me knowing that in You alone is there a true future, which is forever.  Lead me into the life You are offering me and to do so with intentionality and deliberation upon the things that I do.  Guide me, Lord, into all goodness knowing that You provide all that is needed.

Thank You Lord Jesus for pointing out the things I could be doing.  Lead me to live intentionally, seeking what is right and fitting for each situation.  Help me, I pray, to see what I need to see and to be alert to what is happening around me.  You have shown me that my faith is not a blind reaction, but a series of intentional things given by you.  Help me to live a life that is alert to what is happening around me.  Amen.