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Daily Pause
Pause is the learned art of stopping to immerse in the presence of God and untangle from the demands of life. Pause frees our souls to breathe the fresh air of God's grace, even if just for a minute - this is active restoration. Welcome to the Daily Pause. The Daily Pause is a 10 minute daily devotional tool freshly designed each day by Point of Grace church near Austin Texas to help us intentionally pause and breathe - immerse and untangle. The goal is that Monday - Friday we would take time…
Episodes
Daily PauseMay 21, 2026 - Acts 3:1-10
Acts 3:1-10 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. 2 Now a man who was lame from birth was being…
Daily PauseMay 20, 2026 - Luke 7:11-15
Luke 7:11-15 11 Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. 12 As he approached the town gate, a…
Daily PauseMay 19, 2026 - Matthew 20:29-34
Matthew 20:29-34 29 As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. 30 Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they…
Daily PauseMay 18, 2026 - Luke 10:25-37
Luke 10:25-37 29 But he (the expert in the law who stood up to test Jesus) wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 In reply…
Daily PauseMay 15, 2026 - Luke 17:5-10
Luke 17:5-10 5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 6 He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry…
Daily PauseMay 14, 2026 - Matthw 6:1,5-6
Matthw 6:1,5-6 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. …. 5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites…
Daily PauseMay 13, 2026 - John 13:2-5, 12-15
John 13:2-5, 12-152 The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. 3 Jesus knew that…
Daily PauseMay 12, 2026 - Mark 12:41-44
Mark 12:41-44 41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich…
Daily PauseMay 11, 2026 - Matthew 6:1-4
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…
Daily PauseMay 8, 2026 - 1 Corinthians 13:1-8
1 Corinthians 13:1-8 If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the…
Daily PauseMay 7, 2026 - 1 John 4:18-21
1 John 4:18-21 16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. 17 This is how love is…
Daily PauseMay 6, 2026 - 1 John 4:7-12
1 John 4:7-12 7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love…
Daily PauseMay 5, 2026 - 1 John 3, selected verses
1 John 3 selected verses See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the…
Daily PauseMay 4, 2026 - John 13:12-17
John 13:12-17 12 When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?” he…
Daily PauseMay 1, 2026 - Jeremiah 29:11-14
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will…
Daily PauseApril 30, 2026 - 10:17-24
C4b21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from…
Daily PauseApril 29, 2026 - Luke 10:1-9
After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 2 He told them, “The…
Daily PauseApril 28, 2026 - Acts 1:3-93
After his suffering, Jesus presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and…
Daily PauseApril 27, 2026 - Matthew 28:16-20
16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18…
Daily PauseApril 24, 2026 - Luke 8:22-25
Luke 8:22-25 22 One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and started out. 23 As they sailed…
Daily PauseApril 23, 2026 - Luke 22:31-34
Luke 22:31-34 31 “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat. 32 But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not…
Daily PauseApril 22, 2026 - John 21:17-22
John 21:17-22 Peter was hurt that Jesus asked the question a third time. He said, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Then feed…
Daily PauseApril 21, 2026 - John 21:15-17
John 21:15-17 15 After breakfast Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” Peter replied, “you know I love…
Daily PauseApril 20, 2026 - John 21:1-14
John 21:1-14 Later, Jesus appeared again to the disciples beside the Sea of Galilee. This is how it happened. 2 Several of the disciples were there—Simon…
Daily Pause1 Corinthians 15:1-8
1 Corinthians 15:1-8 Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your…
Daily PauseApril 16, 2026 - John 3:13-18
John 3:13-18 13 Jesus continued, “ No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man. 14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in…
Daily PauseApril 15, 2026 - Mark 9:17-26
Mark 9:17-26 17 A man in the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. 18 Whenever it seizes…
Daily PauseApril 14, 2026 - John 20:26-31
John 20:26-31 26 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them…
Daily PauseApril 13, 2026 - John 20:24-28
John 20:24-28 24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus[a]), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We…
Daily PauseApril 10, 2026 - 1 Peter 1:3-6
1 Peter 1:3-6 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the…
Daily PauseApril 9, 2026 - John 11:17-27
John 11:17-27 17 On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. 18 Now Bethany was less than two miles[b] from Jerusalem…
Daily PauseApril 8, 2026 - John 20:19-23
John 20:19-23 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus…
Daily PauseApril 7, 2026 - John 20:11-18
John 20:11-18 11 Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12 and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’…
Daily PauseApril 6, 2026 - John 20:1-10
John 20:1-10 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the…
Daily PauseApril 3, 2026 - Luke 23:32-37
32 Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed. 33 When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along…
Daily PauseApril 2, 2026 - Matthew 27:27-31
27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. 28 They stripped him and put a scarlet…
Daily PauseApril 1, 2026 - Matthew 26:47-56
C3a47 While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and…
Daily PauseMarch 31, 2026 - Matthew 21:12-16
12 Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those…
Daily PauseMarch 30, 2026 - Matthew 21:1-11
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at…
Daily PauseMarch 27, 2026 - John 18:3–6
John 18:3–6 [3] So Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches…
Daily PauseMarch 26, 2026 - John 13:31-35 31
John 13:31-35 31 When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. 32 If God is glorified in him, God will also…
Daily PauseMarch 25, 2026 - John 13:1-5
John 13:1-5 It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own…
Daily PauseMarch 24, 2026 - Philippians 2:9-13
Philippians 2:9-13 [9] Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, [10] so that at the name of Jesus every knee…
Daily PauseMarch 23, 2026 - Philippians 2:5-8
Philippians 2:5-8 [5] Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, [6] who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with…
Daily PauseMarch 20, 2026 - 1 John 4:13-18a
This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the…
Daily PauseMarch 19, 2026 - Ephesians 1:18-23
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in…
Daily PauseMarch 18, 2026 - 1 Corinthians 1:26-31
Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of…
Daily PauseMarch 17, 2026 - Colossians 3:1-4
Since then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things…
Daily PauseMarch 16, 2026 - Philippians 3:4-9
If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more: 5 circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of…
Daily PauseMarch 13, 2026 - 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
2 Corinthians 12:7-10 Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. 8 Three…
Daily PauseMarch 12, 2026 - Luke 18:9-14
Luke 18:9-14 9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: 10 “Two men went up to the…
Daily PauseMarch 11, 2026 - Hebrews 4:12-16
Hebrews 4:12-16 12 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and…
Daily PauseMarch 10, 2026 - Psalm 103:13-19
Psalm 103:13-19 13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him; 14 for he knows how we are formed, he…
Daily PauseMarch 9, 2026 - Matthew 11:25-26, 28-30
Matthew 11:25-26, 28-30 25 At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and…
Daily PauseMarch 6, 2026 - Psalm 13
Psalm 13 1 How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? 2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day…
Daily PauseMarch 5, 2026 - Psalm 51
Psalm 51 1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash away all my…
Daily PauseMarch 4, 2026 - Psalm 32:1-7
Psalm 32:1-7 1 Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. 2 Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord does not count against…
Daily PauseMarch 3 - Psalm 139:1-6, 23-24
Psalm 139:1-6, 23-24 1 You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my…
Daily PauseApril 3, 2026 - Luke 23:32-37
35 The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.”
Daily PauseMarch 2, 2026 - 1 Peter 5:5-7
1 Peter 5:5-7 5 In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another…