Blessings from above
From your lofty house, you water the mountains. The earth is filled full by the fruit of what you’ve done. ~ Psalm 104:13 (CEB)
But he never left them without evidence of himself and his goodness. For instance, he sends you rain and good crops and gives you food and joyful hearts. ~ Acts 14:17 (NLT)
KEY IDEA:
No matter what happens we are never left without evidence of God's goodness extended toward us.
PRAYER:
Lord, you are always so kind. Even when you seem quiet you are still making yourself known and taking care of us. I'm kind of stubborn, though, and I like to have all the evidence and blessings packaged in my own special way. Forgive my arrogance and help me to see the benefit of the way you send your blessings. I know that you will not turn your back on me. 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)
