Secret Place

For less than two pennies a day The Secret Place renews your faith, invigorates your spirit, and strengthens your relationship with God.

Each daily devotion in this quarterly magazine includes a Scripture passage, an original meditation, and a brief prayer. Written by Christian writers from across the nation, these meditations share comfort and inspiration found in life’s everyday details.  This combination of Scriptural and personal insight, along with contributors' photographs and illustrations, provides both a timeless and timely perspective for contemplative meditation that draws you closer to God in your daily walk as a Christian.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 

Matthew 18:1-4 

God of the Present 

THOUGHT FOR TODAY:  Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach. Proverbs 22:17 (NIV) 

The telephone rang. When I answered it, I heard my three-year old nephew, Ian, on the other end. We talked for a bit, then there was a pause. To make conversation, I asked him, “So, Ian, what are you doing?” With a slightly exasperated tone, he replied, “Aunt Susie, I’m talking to you!”

His response made me chuckle at the time, for it reminded me of how literally our youngest children experience the world. They live fully in the present. To them, the past is past, and the future hasn’t happened. There’s only now. Later, in prayer, I asked God, “If only I could be more like a child, more aware of each moment of each day, wouldn’t I be more aware of you as well?”

If we can strive to look at the world as a child does, to live in the present, to experience and appreciate each moment—oh, what blessings we would find!

PRAYER:  Dear God of time and eternity, you know our past and our future. But it’s today, the present, where we’ll find you. Help us to meet you here, to listen for your guidance, and to be thankful for each moment you give to us; in Jesus’ name. Amen. 

Susanna Chenoweth—Danville, Indiana

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