With us
May the Lord our God be with us, just as he was with our ancestors. May he never leave us or abandon us. ~ 1 Kings 8:57 (CEB)
Then the disciples left and preached everywhere. The Lord was with them, and the miracles they worked proved that their message was true. ~ Mark 16:20 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
The Lord is with his people -- always.
PRAYER:
Thank you, Lord, for your promise to never leave or abandon us. Walk with me when I drift or feel as if I'm alone. You have become one of us so that we might belong to you, live with you, share your joy, and serve wtih you in an abundant life. Amen. (Daily Texts, Mount Carmel Ministries edition)
*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)
