The phrase "a time of devotion" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a period dedicated to spiritual practices, reflection, or commitment to a cause.
Example: "During the retreat, we set aside a time of devotion to connect with our inner selves and reflect on our beliefs."
Alternatives: "a period of dedication" or "a moment of reflection."
Holy Week, in the Christian Church, the week between Palm Sunday and Easter, observed with special solemnity as a time of devotion to the passion of Jesus Christ.
Muslims around the world are fasting for the month of Ramadan, a time of devotion, community and prayer.
However a separate Bible reading plan is useful as we need to know what God is saying and know how to place Scripture in context but this is different from a time of devotion.
Personal devotional study aids may detract from the personal relationship; it is good to draw things from the Bible however if you are new to having a personal time of devotion a devotional aid could be useful.
While some regarded Christmas as a time of religious devotion, Steven Nissenbaum argues in "The Battle for Christmas: A Social and Cultural History of Our Most Cherished Holiday" that "such people were always in the minority," describing Dec. 25 as an often-disorderly affair of binge-eating, binge-drinking, parading and brawling.
As a priest, he could easily have devoted himself in such a time of persecution to personal devotions that would have drawn him closer to God (and saved his own neck), but instead he opted to help those in need and include those the powers-that-be demanded be excluded.
A lot of devotion, time, stress, and effort goes into becoming one; and it doesn't happen overnight.
An organizational culture where being glued to one's desk for hours at a time is seen as a sign of devotion and hard work is not a productive one.
Upon deeper exploration, her excruciatingly time-intensive works show a weighted practice of devotion; a process through which she is able to deepen her own understanding of her relationship to the objects and herself.
When I go to conventions like Comic-Con or when I meet a Trekkie or a Trekker, if anything, I'm the one who's kind of in awe because it takes a great level of devotion and determination and time to sort of go, 'I love what this is.
