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THE 7th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
You cause grass to grow for the livestock
and plants for people to use.
You allow them to produce food from the earth... ~ Psalm 104:14 (NLT)
Give us each day the food we need. ~ Luke 11:3 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
God is the source of all that we need.
PRAYER:
Generous God, you provide all that I need. Of course, there are things I think I need that I'm waiting for. But really... I don't need them. And my wants distract me from recognizing your daily generosity. Help me to look beyond my desires and to focus on the many ways which you provide. I want to start by thanking you for Jesus and the new life that he has provided -- and which is available to all who will trust him and receive what you give. Generous God, you provide all that I need. 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)
