Peace from the Lord
The Second Sunday of Advent
The Lord lift up his face to you and grant you peace. ~ Numbers 6:26 (CEB)
I pray that God, who gives hope, will bless you with complete happiness and peace... ~ Romans 15:13 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
God is the source of hope, peace, and joy.
PRAYER:
Lord, thank you for showing your face -- for smiling at us -- at me. I am more blessed than I will ever realize. If I will stop worrying about my reputation, put my own way of doing things away, and turn to you, you will fill me with hope, peace, and joy. That is my goal. I pray in the name of Jesus, who is the Prince of Peace. Amen.
*ABOUT THE
DAILY TEXTS
The Daily Texts have been published by the Moravian Church since 1731. In 2011 I started posting these Bible verses for my spiritual formation students at Pacific Islands University. In the process of responding to the verses, I found the rhythm of looking for a common thread and writing a prayer based on that key idea to be helpful for my own soul. The prayers are more or less modeled on the TRIP method, which is what I ask my students to do in their journaling. ~ Brad Boydston
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase -- a freestyle biblical adaptation -- somewhere between paraphrase, commentary, and sermon
CEB = Common English Bible (©2011, the Common English Bible)
CEV = Contemporary English Version (©1995, American Bible Society)
MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)
NIRV = New International Reader's Version (©1996, 1998, Biblica)
NIV = New International Version (©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011, Biblica)
NLT = New Living Translation (©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, Tyndale House Foundation)
