As a family we’ve always tried to spend a little bit of time each day, together, talking a look at a piece of scripture, or a topic or theme one of the five of us has had on their mind to share with the rest of family.
These have made up, essentially, devotionals – we call them Family Focus.
We love Family Focus and hope you will too! We’ve kept a record of many that we have done and will be posting them here as we’re able.
They’ve been written by each of us, so you’ll get a very different flavour with each Family Focus!
Jo led the family in a reflective Family Focus with John 15: 5-6 – “I am the vine, and you are the branches … as the scriptural hook. Jo showed a video about the significance of the Tree of Life, asked a few questions and the family drew trees as they listened to a well-known
Colour Part 2 Romans 12:15 – Mourn for those who mourn
Matthew 5:44 – Love your enemies
James 1:2-3 – Consider it pure joy when you face trials
John 14:27 – Peace I leave you…
For our family devotional today, I thought about colour, and how it can sometimes feel like the colour has gone out of our life. There is a great episode of Garfield, which we watch during the devotional today. We spend 20 minutes thinking and focusing on the bible and God. Then we spend time praying together.