Invitation
Maundy Thursday
Comfort, comfort my people,”
says your God. ~ Isaiah 40:1 (NLT)
‘Come. Everything is ready.’ ~ Luke 14:17 (NCV)
Lord, you have extended an incredible and comforting invitation for people to return to you. Through the self-sacrifice of Jesus on the cross you opened the door. The table is set and I'm ready to spend the rest of my life partying with you. I am hereby canceling all other engagements and obligations. From this point on it's all about you and celebrating your kingdom. So, help me to share your incredible invitation with everyone in my life. Amen.
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase — my own 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)
