From Rest to a Renewed Mind: How God’s Word Shapes Our Work
Paulo Ribeiro Paulo Ribeiro

From Rest to a Renewed Mind: How God’s Word Shapes Our Work

Week 3
As the year gathers pace, with full diaries, constant decisions, and mounting pressure, we are invited to something that feels simple, yet deeply formative: to pause before God. This pause is not about stepping away from our work. It is about making sure our work is not shaped only by urgency, pressure, or other people’s expectations. Intentional stillness sustains our daily calling and gives direction to the choices we make each day.

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Carrying Stillness into a New Beginning
Devotional Praise Mark Devotional Praise Mark

Carrying Stillness into a New Beginning

Week 2

By now, the year is already moving. Work has resumed at full pace. Classes are in session. Meetings, targets, and expectations are no longer theoretical—they are real and demanding. For many of us, the quiet of the holidays feels distant. And yet, this is often the moment when we most need to pause.

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Boat, Seed and Storm - What Mark 4 teaches us about living out our faith at work
Devotional Paulo Ribeiro Devotional Paulo Ribeiro

Boat, Seed and Storm - What Mark 4 teaches us about living out our faith at work

Opening the Year - Week 1

This morning I was reading Mark, chapter 4. It is a dense and layered passage. Much could be explored here, but three words stood out clearly to me: boat, seed, and storm.

I could not help connecting this chapter with this particular season of the year. 2026 has begun. Plans have been drafted, goals defined, decisions made. The holiday greetings are behind us, and routine has returned. The question that remains is both simple and uncomfortable: where does Christ truly fit into this new cycle?

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