God hears
Christmas Eve
I cry out to you, Lord. You are my rock; don’t refuse to hear me. ~ Psalm 28:1a (CEB)
This very day in King David’s hometown a Savior was born for you. He is Christ the Lord. ~ Luke 2:11 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
Christmas shows that God has responded to our call for a Savior.
PRAYER:
Almighty God, you hear our calls for help. Thank you for sending Jesus into the world to rescue us. Forgive me my doubts which overcome me when I am feeling stressed. Help me to realize again that you have a plan which involves the very best possible outcome for my situation. I'm going to continue to trust that your salvation will work for me. I know that you are listening. 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)
