Monday, February 9, 2015

Justice

I know the Lord will provide justice for the poor and will defend the helpless. ~ Psalm 140:12 (ERV)

God chose the poor people in the world to be rich in faith. He chose them to receive the kingdom God promised to those who love him. ~ James 2:5 (ERV)

God, I wish that I had the faith of the psalmist. It is frustrating when I see how badly the poor are treated. I keep hearing that things are actually getting better but perhaps access to the internet makes me aware of more problems. Either way, the poverty and injustice that I see really bothers me. And while I can do something about some of it -- so much of the problem is outside my power. I feel like I have no influence. So, I am having to rely on you to make things right. Perhaps then, my faith is very close to that of the psalmist. Through your Holy Spirit empower me to do what I can for your chosen people. Enrich my faith so that I am trusting you and your agenda for the poor even more. Amen.
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The Daily Texts have been published by the Moravian Church since 1731. In 2015 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)

EEB = EasyEnglish Bible (©2015, MissionAssist)

ERV = Easy-To-Read Version (©2006, World Bible Translation Center)

GNT = Good News Translation (©1992, American Bible Society)

MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)

NCB = New Catholic Bible (©2019 by Catholic Book Publishing Corp.)

NCV = New Century Version (©2005, Thomas Nelson Inc)

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)

NRSV = New Revised Standard Version (© 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.)

NTE = New Testament for Everyone (©2011 Nicolas Thomas Wright.)

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