Quiet Table Guide: May 31-June 6

Scripture for the week: Acts 8:1-8

Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.

1. Ready Your Heart

Begin with a moment of silence or a short prayer, inviting the Holy Spirit to guide your time together.

2. Read

Slowly read this week’s passage. (Consider reading it out loud or in a different translation each day.)

3. Reflect

What word, phrase, or image stands out to you today? What in your life might the Holy Spirit be drawing your attention to?

4. Respond

How can you allow this word to shape your interactions, decisions, or perspective today?

5. Receive

Spend a few moments in stillness, surrendering your thoughts, plans, and actions to God and resting in the presence of Jesus.

6. Practice: Interrupting Your Autopilot

This week, pay attention to the moments when you feel opposition, mistreatment, or exclusion. Before you react, practice the pause.

Count to five. Breathe. Then ask yourself: do I believe Jesus is risen? Not in general. Right now. In this.

Try one of these before you respond:

Count to five before you speak. Let the pause do its work.

Respond with a question instead of a statement.

Try: "Help me understand what you mean by that."

Say less than you want to. Say the necessary thing and stop.

If you need more time, excuse yourself. Step away for thirty seconds. Remember who you are before you speak.

At the end of each day this week, sit quietly for a few minutes and ask yourself two questions:

Where did I notice Jesus today?

Where did I miss him?

Let the answers be honest. Let them be a prayer.