Saturday, March 21, 2015

From everywhere

People from many places will go there and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the Temple of the God of Jacob. Then God will teach us his way of living, and we will follow him.” ~ Isaiah 2:3a (ERV)

People will come from east and west, north and south, and sit down to eat in God’s kingdom. ~ Luke 13:29 (CEB)
God, when you throw a party you invite everyone. People from everywhere are gathering to join the kingdom of God festivities. And maybe that's the hardest part for me. You're so generous and welcoming. But I'm not sure that I want to be around some of the people you're inviting. They haven't had to go through what I went through to get here. And many of them are from evil groups of people. I'm pretty certain that some of them have committed acts of terrorism and hate against my people. Why do you have to be so welcoming! You're not fair! But then again, maybe that's how I got invited. Teach me how to party your way! Amen.
Challenging Word
festivities -- joyous activities or events that are a part of a party or celebration
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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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