Daily Readings

Ask God to assess your attachment to possessions.

Notice anxieties connected with lack and excess.

Notice the danger of comparisons and satisfaction in God.

Downsize an area of excess to maximize joy in God

Display Jesus through a generous act.

Simplicity

Read Mark 10:17-31. Use these questions to help you consider the spiritual rhythm of simplicity this week, individually and with others.

• What stands out to you about the wealthy man’s question and Jesus’ response to him?

• What could it cost to follow Jesus? What is the reward according to this passage?

• How does our attachment to possessions reveal who or what our hearts treasure most?

• How might simple trust in Jesus’ words in this passage save us from the worry of too little and the excesses of too much?

• How might you solidify your devotion to Jesus by downsizing excess in some way to be generous?