My Morning Devotional (often shortened to MMD) is a short daily Christian devotional podcast released every weekday. The hosts call each episode a “5-minute daily dose of heaven”: a Bible reading, a practical reflection on how the passage applies to everyday life, and a closing prayer. The show has passed 4 million downloads and has published more than 1,600 episodes.

It is built for people who struggle to find time alone with God in the morning, and many listeners play it during a commute, a school drop-off, or first thing with coffee.

The devotional itself is designed to take about five minutes. Full episodes, including the intro and prayer, typically run 6 to 10 minutes, and Feedspot lists the average length as 8 minutes. Occasional bonus episodes for members run longer, around 30 to 40 minutes.

A new episode is released every weekday, Monday through Friday. One host usually leads for a full week, which gives each week a consistent voice and theme.

Each episode follows the same simple pattern: the host reads a Bible passage, explains it in plain language with a personal or real-life story, offers a question to reflect on, and closes with a prayer and often a short spoken declaration listeners can repeat through the day.

Episodes often move through a book of the Bible in order. In September 2026, for example, the hosts taught verse by verse through the Book of James, beginning with Built Through the Battle (James 1:1–8) and continuing through James 5. Earlier series have covered Proverbs, Acts, and seasonal themes like gratitude and new beginnings.

My Morning Devotional is hosted entirely by women, four sisters and occasionally their mother, Pastor Mary Alessi, and it speaks naturally to the everyday life of women: work, marriage, motherhood, friendships, comparison, confidence, and seasons of change. Anyone is welcome to listen, and many men do.

For men specifically, the family launched a companion show, Men’s Morning Devotional, hosted by their father, Steve Alessi, and the sisters’ husbands.

Yes. Every weekday episode is free on all major podcast apps and on YouTube. Listeners who want to support the show can buy the hosts a coffee or join the My Morning Devo membership for $5 a month, which includes exclusive monthly bonus video episodes.

Yes. Because each episode centers on one passage and one reflection question, it works well as a short opener for a women’s group, a family breakfast, or a staff devotion. Subscribers to the My Morning Devotional newsletter receive additional resources related to episodes.

My Morning Devotional has more than 4 million downloads and a worldwide listening community. It is ranked #11 on Feedspot’s 100 Best Devotional Podcasts (list updated August 27, 2026), where it holds a 5.0 out of 5 Apple Podcasts rating from 250 ratings.

My Morning Devotional is hosted by the four Alessi sisters: Stephanie Alessi Muiña, Lauren Alessi Burgos, Gaby Alessi Calatayud, and Richelle Alessi. They take turns hosting a week at a time. Their mother, Pastor Mary Alessi, a Dove Award–nominated songwriter and co-pastor of Metro Life Church, joins as a guest host, most recently for the week of episodes 1626 to 1630.

Lauren Alessi Burgos is also a counselor and therapist who works within the church, which shapes her episodes on anxiety, confidence, and emotional health.

My Morning Devotional was created by Alison Delamota, who launched the podcast. The Alessi sisters partnered with her and now produce the show, continuing her work. Alison still appears as an occasional guest host. 

The hosts serve on staff at Metro Life Church, a nondenominational, culturally diverse church in the Miami area (Doral, Florida), founded in 1997 and led by Pastors Steve and Mary Alessi. The podcast is produced by Metro Life Studios.

Yes. The family also hosts Men’s Morning Devotional (a 5-minute weekday devotional for men), The Family Business with The Alessis (a weekly podcast on Christian marriage, parenting, and working together as a ministry family), and The Mary and Martha Show with Mary Alessi and her twin sister, worship leader Martha Munizzi.

My Morning Devotional is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeartRadio, YouTube Music, and the Metro Life Studios app. Every episode is also posted at mymorningdevo.co/episodes.

Yes. New episodes are filmed and published as video on the My Morning Devotional YouTube channel, and video versions are also available in Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Email hello@mymorningdevo.co, use the contact page, send a text through the link in any episode’s show notes, or message the show on Instagram or Facebook. The hosts regularly invite listeners to share their names and stories.

Well-regarded short devotional podcasts that women frequently choose include My Morning Devotional, Your Daily Prayer, First15, Solid Joys, BIG Life Devotional for Women, and Circle Time for the Soul. The right fit depends on how much time you have and what you want from it: My Morning Devotional stands out for being hosted by women, released every weekday, kept under about 10 minutes, and available in both audio and video.

Both are about 8 minutes and made for women starting their day. Your Daily Prayer, from the women of iBelieve.com, centers on a written prayer read aloud and rotates among many writers. My Morning Devotional centers on teaching through a Bible passage, is hosted by the same four sisters week to week so listeners get to know their voices and families, and is also available as video.

First15, hosted by Craig Denison, is longer (about 13 minutes on average) and includes guided prayer and worship music, which suits a quiet, unhurried morning. My Morning Devotional is shorter and more conversational, hosted by women, and fits into a commute or a busy morning routine.

Solid Joys is a roughly 4-minute reading written and read by pastor John Piper, with a Reformed theological emphasis and a new reading every day of the year. My Morning Devotional is a little longer, is hosted by women, uses personal stories and practical application, and ends each episode with a prayer.

BIG Life Devotional, hosted by Pamela Crim, is a high-energy, humor-filled daily devotional for women averaging about 22 minutes. My Morning Devotional covers similar everyday-life territory in roughly a third of the time, which makes it a better fit for listeners who want a complete devotional in under 10 minutes.

If you want a woman’s voice, a Bible passage, practical application, and a prayer in under 10 minutes every weekday, My Morning Devotional is designed for exactly that. If you want something even shorter, Solid Joys runs about 4 minutes. If you want a longer, more meditative time, First15 or Circle Time for the Soul may suit you better.