Rhythm: A Twice Daily Prayer Podcast

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Revelation 21:1-4 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. A new day is beginning. God invites you into his presence. God invites you to give your day to him. God invites you to give your life to him.  Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Psalm 39:1-8 I said, “I will watch my ways     and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth     while in the presence of the wicked.” So I remained utterly silent,     not even saying anything good. But my anguish increased;     my heart grew hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned;     then I spoke with my tongue: “Show me, Lord, my life’s end     and the number of my days;     let me know how fleeting my life is. You have made my days a mere handbreadth;     the span of my years is as nothing before you. Everyone is but a breath,     even those who seem secure.[b] “Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom;     in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth     without knowing whose it will finally be. “But now, Lord, what do I look for?     My hope is in you. Save me from all my transgressions;     do not make me the scorn of fools. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Psalm 37:1-8 Do not fret because of those who are evil     or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither,     like green plants they will soon die away. Trust in the Lord and do good;     dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Take delight in the Lord,     and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord;     trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,     your vindication like the noonday sun. Be still before the Lord     and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways,     when they carry out their wicked schemes. Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;     do not fret—it leads only to evil. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. A new day is beginning. God invites you into his presence. God invites you to give your day to him. God invites you to give your life to him.  Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Psalm 36:5-11 Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens,     your faithfulness to the skies. Your righteousness is like the highest mountains,     your justice like the great deep.     You, Lord, preserve both people and animals. How priceless is your unfailing love, O God!     People take refuge in the shadow of your wings. They feast on the abundance of your house;     you give them drink from your river of delights. For with you is the fountain of life;     in your light we see light. Continue your love to those who know you,     your righteousness to the upright in heart. May the foot of the proud not come against me,     nor the hand of the wicked drive me away. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Psalm 32:8-11 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;     I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. Do not be like the horse or the mule,     which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridle     or they will not come to you. Many are the woes of the wicked,     but the Lord’s unfailing love     surrounds the one who trusts in him. Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous;     sing, all you who are upright in heart! More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. A new day is beginning. God invites you into his presence. God invites you to give your day to him. God invites you to give your life to him.  Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Psalm 31:1-5 In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;     let me never be put to shame;     deliver me in your righteousness. Turn your ear to me,     come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge,     a strong fortress to save me. Since you are my rock and my fortress,     for the sake of your name lead and guide me. Keep me free from the trap that is set for me,     for you are my refuge. Into your hands I commit my spirit;     deliver me, Lord, my faithful God. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Psalm 30:1-5 I will exalt you, Lord,     for you lifted me out of the depths     and did not let my enemies gloat over me. Lord my God, I called to you for help,     and you healed me. You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead;     you spared me from going down to the pit. Sing the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;     praise his holy name. For his anger lasts only a moment,     but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night,     but rejoicing comes in the morning. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. A new day is beginning. God invites you into his presence. God invites you to give your day to him. God invites you to give your life to him.  Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Isaiah 55:12-13 You will go out in joy     and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills     will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field     will clap their hands. Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper,     and instead of briers the myrtle will grow. This will be for the Lord’s renown,     for an everlasting sign,     that will endure forever.” More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Isaiah 55:8-11 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts,     neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth,     so are my ways higher than your ways     and my thoughts than your thoughts. As the rain and the snow     come down from heaven, and do not return to it     without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish,     so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth:     It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire     and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. A new day is beginning. God invites you into his presence. God invites you to give your day to him. God invites you to give your life to him.  Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Isaiah 55:6-7 Seek the Lord while he may be found;     call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways     and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them,     and to our God, for he will freely pardon. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Isaiah 55:1-3 “Come, all you who are thirsty,     come to the waters; and you who have no money,     come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk     without money and without cost. Why spend money on what is not bread,     and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good,     and you will delight in the richest of fare. Give ear and come to me;     listen, that you may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you,     my faithful love promised to David. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. A new day is beginning. God invites you into his presence. God invites you to give your day to him. God invites you to give your life to him.  Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Isaiah 53:2-6 He grew up before him like a tender shoot,     and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,     nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by mankind,     a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces     he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. Surely he took up our pain     and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God,     stricken by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions,     he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him,     and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray,     each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him     the iniquity of us all. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Psalm 95:1-7 Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord;     let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving     and extol him with music and song. For the Lord is the great God,     the great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth,     and the mountain peaks belong to him. The sea is his, for he made it,     and his hands formed the dry land. Come, let us bow down in worship,     let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for he is our God     and we are the people of his pasture,     the flock under his care. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. A new day is beginning. God invites you into his presence. God invites you to give your day to him. God invites you to give your life to him.  Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Psalm 98 Sing to the Lord a new song,     for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm     have worked salvation for him. The Lord has made his salvation known     and revealed his righteousness to the nations. He has remembered his love     and his faithfulness to Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen     the salvation of our God. Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth,     burst into jubilant song with music; make music to the Lord with the harp,     with the harp and the sound of singing, with trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn—     shout for joy before the Lord, the King. Let the sea resound, and everything in it,     the world, and all who live in it. Let the rivers clap their hands,     let the mountains sing together for joy; let them sing before the Lord,     for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness     and the peoples with equity. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Psalm 119:129-135 Your statutes are wonderful;     therefore I obey them. The unfolding of your words gives light;     it gives understanding to the simple. I open my mouth and pant,     longing for your commands. Turn to me and have mercy on me,     as you always do to those who love your name. Direct my footsteps according to your word;     let no sin rule over me. Redeem me from human oppression,     that I may obey your precepts. Make your face shine on your servant     and teach me your decrees. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. A new day is beginning. God invites you into his presence. God invites you to give your day to him. God invites you to give your life to him.  Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Romans 8:31-39 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of Godand is also interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long;     we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Romans 8:28-30 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. A new day is beginning. God invites you into his presence. God invites you to give your day to him. God invites you to give your life to him.  Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Romans 8:22-27 We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Romans 8:18-21 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. A new day is beginning. God invites you into his presence. God invites you to give your day to him. God invites you to give your life to him.  Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Romans 8:14-17 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.[a]And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Ephesians 2:1-10 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us,God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. A new day is beginning. God invites you into his presence. God invites you to give your day to him. God invites you to give your life to him.  Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. 1 Corinthians 13:1-7 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. A new day is beginning. God invites you into his presence. God invites you to give your day to him. God invites you to give your life to him.  Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Galatians 5:19-23 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Philippians 2:5-11 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God,     did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing     by taking the very nature of a servant,     being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man,     he humbled himself     by becoming obedient to death—         even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place     and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,     in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,     to the glory of God the Father. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. A new day is beginning. God invites you into his presence. God invites you to give your day to him. God invites you to give your life to him.  Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Psalm 72:1, 11-17 Endow the king with your justice, O God,     the royal son with your righteousness. May all kings bow down to him     and all nations serve him. For he will deliver the needy who cry out,     the afflicted who have no one to help. He will take pity on the weak and the needy     and save the needy from death. He will rescue them from oppression and violence,     for precious is their blood in his sight. Long may he live!     May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him     and bless him all day long. May grain abound throughout the land;     on the tops of the hills may it sway. May the crops flourish like Lebanon     and thrive like the grass of the field. May his name endure forever;     may it continue as long as the sun. Then all nations will be blessed through him,     and they will call him blessed. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Psalm 72:1-10 Endow the king with your justice, O God,     the royal son with your righteousness. May he judge your people in righteousness,     your afflicted ones with justice. May the mountains bring prosperity to the people,     the hills the fruit of righteousness. May he defend the afflicted among the people     and save the children of the needy;     may he crush the oppressor. May he endure as long as the sun,     as long as the moon, through all generations. May he be like rain falling on a mown field,     like showers watering the earth. In his days may the righteous flourish     and prosperity abound till the moon is no more. May he rule from sea to sea     and from the River to the ends of the earth. May the desert tribes bow before him     and his enemies lick the dust. May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores     bring tribute to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba     present him gifts. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. A new day is beginning. God invites you into his presence. God invites you to give your day to him. God invites you to give your life to him.  Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Matthew 7:24-27 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.” More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Matthew 7:21-23 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’ More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. A new day is beginning. God invites you into his presence. God invites you to give your day to him. God invites you to give your life to him.  Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Matthew 7:13-20 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them.Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Matthew 7:7-12 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. A new day is beginning. God invites you into his presence. God invites you to give your day to him. God invites you to give your life to him.  Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Matthew 7:1-5 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Matthew 6:28-34 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. A new day is beginning. God invites you into his presence. God invites you to give your day to him. God invites you to give your life to him.  Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Matthew 6:25-27 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Matthew 6:19-24 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. A new day is beginning. God invites you into his presence. God invites you to give your day to him. God invites you to give your life to him.  Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Matthew 6:16-18 “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Matthew 6:5-8 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. A new day is beginning. God invites you into his presence. God invites you to give your day to him. God invites you to give your life to him.  Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Matthew 6:1-4 Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Matthew 5:43-48 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor[a] and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. A new day is beginning. God invites you into his presence. God invites you to give your day to him. God invites you to give your life to him.  Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Matthew 5:38-42 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Matthew 5:33-37 Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’ But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’;anything beyond this comes from the evil one. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. A new day is beginning. God invites you into his presence. God invites you to give your day to him. God invites you to give your life to him.  Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Matthew 5:27-32 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell. “It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Matthew 5:21-24  “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell. “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. A new day is beginning. God invites you into his presence. God invites you to give your day to him. God invites you to give your life to him.  Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Matthew 5:13-16 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Matthew 5:3-12 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,     for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn,     for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek,     for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,     for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful,     for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart,     for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers,     for they will be called children of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,     for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. A new day is beginning. God invites you into his presence. God invites you to give your day to him. God invites you to give your life to him.  Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Psalm 26:2-11 Test me, Lord, and try me,     examine my heart and my mind; for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love     and have lived in reliance on your faithfulness. I do not sit with the deceitful,     nor do I associate with hypocrites. I abhor the assembly of evildoers     and refuse to sit with the wicked. I wash my hands in innocence,     and go about your altar, Lord, proclaiming aloud your praise     and telling of all your wonderful deeds. Lord, I love the house where you live,     the place where your glory dwells. Do not take away my soul along with sinners,     my life with those who are bloodthirsty, in whose hands are wicked schemes,     whose right hands are full of bribes. I lead a blameless life;     deliver me and be merciful to me. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Psalm 25:15-22 My eyes are ever on the Lord,     for only he will release my feet from the snare. Turn to me and be gracious to me,     for I am lonely and afflicted. Relieve the troubles of my heart     and free me from my anguish. Look on my affliction and my distress     and take away all my sins. See how numerous are my enemies     and how fiercely they hate me! Guard my life and rescue me;     do not let me be put to shame,     for I take refuge in you. May integrity and uprightness protect me,     because my hope, Lord,[a] is in you. Deliver Israel, O God,     from all their troubles! More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. A new day is beginning. God invites you into his presence. God invites you to give your day to him. God invites you to give your life to him.  Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Psalm 25:1-9 In you, Lord my God,     I put my trust.  I trust in you;     do not let me be put to shame,     nor let my enemies triumph over me. No one who hopes in you     will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those     who are treacherous without cause. Show me your ways, Lord,     teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me,     for you are God my Savior,     and my hope is in you all day long. Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love,     for they are from of old.  Do not remember the sins of my youth     and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me,     for you, Lord, are good. Good and upright is the Lord;     therefore he instructs sinners in his ways. He guides the humble in what is right     and teaches them his way. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Psalm 24 The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,     the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it on the seas     and established it on the waters. Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?     Who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,     who does not trust in an idol     or swear by a false god. They will receive blessing from the Lord     and vindication from God their Savior. Such is the generation of those who seek him,     who seek your face, God of Jacob. Lift up your heads, you gates;     be lifted up, you ancient doors,     that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory?     The Lord strong and mighty,     the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, you gates;     lift them up, you ancient doors,     that the King of glory may come in. Who is he, this King of glory?     The Lord Almighty—     he is the King of glory. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm. A new day is beginning. God invites you into his presence. God invites you to give your day to him. God invites you to give your life to him.  Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer. Psalm 19:9-14 The fear of the Lord is pure,     enduring forever. The decrees of the Lord are firm,     and all of them are righteous. They are more precious than gold,     than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey,     than honey from the honeycomb. By them your servant is warned;     in keeping them there is great reward. But who can discern their own errors?     Forgive my hidden faults. Keep your servant also from willful sins;     may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless,     innocent of great transgression. May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart     be pleasing in your sight,     Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. More from Rhythm: ·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer  ·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm