Looking for God
The 17th Sunday after Pentecost
Come back, God -- how long do we have to wait? -- and treat your servants with kindness for a change. ~ Psalm 90:13 (MSG)
You are now very sad. But later I will see you, and you will be so happy that no one will be able to change the way you feel. ~ John 16:22 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
God will not desert you. Let that make you happy.
PRAYER:
God, thank you for staying with us through both the good and bad times. Sometimes it feels like you are distant. But I know that feeling is a trick my mind plays on me when things are not happening exactly as I'd like. Help me to adjust my expectations according to your plans and promises. I want to see you in the midst of each and every situation. That's my goal. That's what will make me happy. 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)
