Log In Sign Up
Shop
Donate
March 7, 2018

Not-So-Quiet Time 
with God

Carol Purves (Cumbria, England)

(Image: Pixabay)

Register for a Free Trial

Sign Up Today and get full access to the daily devotional and the rest of The Upper Room content FREE for 30 days.

Sign Up Today

Let everything that breathes praise the Lord! - Psalm 150:6 (NRSV)

For many people, being alone with God means “quiet time” without interference from the outside world. However, because I am an extrovert, quietness is not in my nature.
When I pray, I have found it easier to speak aloud to God as though speaking to a human friend. My quiet...

Today's Prayer
Whether silent or spoken, whether noisy or quiet, may our praise and thanksgiving be pleasing to you, O God. Amen.
137 Comments
Log In to leave a comment
Today's Reading
Psalm 150:1-6

Thought for the Day

Time with God does not have to be quiet.

Prayer Focus

Those who find it difficult to pray


Respond by posting a prayer.

Recent News
Square 20180622b
June 22, 2018

More From Ron Sanders

I’ve tried to convey to all handicapped (personally, I like to use the term physically challenged) Read More

Square 2018060621l
June 21, 2018

Link2Life - June 21

Rev. Mary Potter with her husband, Rev. Wilmer M. Potter Read More

Related Resources

How to Have a Daily Devotional Time

View

Devotional General FAQ

View

Daily Devotional Art Submission Guidelines

View

Write for The Upper Room

View
Subscribe icon

You can view content for 30 more days.

Sign Up Today
Rev. dr. richard h. gentzler jr

Missing an Opportunity

"I am concerned about our aging church membership, not out of fear that we are becoming an 'old' church; rather, my concern is that churches are missing an opportunity to help build the Kingdom of God with older adults." Read more . . .

Richard Gentzler, Jr.
Author of An Age of Opportunity (Upper Room Books, 2018)