Our Father
But you are still our Father;
you have been our protector
since ancient times.
~ Isaiah 63:16b (CEV)
You should pray like this:
Our Father in heaven,
help us to honor
your name.
~ Matthew 6:9 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
God looks out for us as a good father looks out for his children.
PRAYER:
Our Father in heaven, we honor you with respect and obedience that goes beyond what we offer to anyone else. You have taken care of us not just during my lifetime but throughout all history. I confess that sometimes the honor I give is second rate. Help me to ramp it up so that my respect and obedience is as good as it can possibly be. I'm going to be a good child reflecting honor onto you. 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)
