Teaching
When I remember your ancient rules,
I’m comforted, Lord. ~ Psalm 119:52 (CEB)
Mary sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught. ~ Luke 10:39b (NLT)
KEY IDEA:
The Lord's instruction continues to bring encouragement throughout the years.
PRAYER:
Living Word of God, thank you for teaching us with your life and your words. Given the quality of instruction you give, it would make sense that we would be fanatical about listening to you. Your instruction would do us a lot of good if we'd pay more attention to it. I don't really know, though, why I don't more fully embrace something that is so wonderful. Help me sort through this issue so that I can become like Mary -- sitting at your feet -- paying full and complete attention to everything you are teaching. 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)
