Friday, April 10, 2015

People of Peace

When people live so that they please the Lord, even their enemies will make peace with them. ~ Proverbs 16:7 (NCV)

The God who gives peace be with you all. Amen. ~ Romans 15:33 (NCV)
Jesus, you are the Prince of Peace! When things are going well with you, your peace becomes a part of who we are. Enemies are disarmed as they are captured by your peace which radiates from us. When we allow your love and your peace to define our lives it startles those around us -- forcing them to rethink their positions. Of course, not everyone embraces your peace. I confess that even though it captivates me, there are times when I prefer to make war. I know that's not what you want, but it does make me feel good sometimes. Empower me to get over that ungodly impulse. I want to please you with 100% of my life. I want to be a person of peace. Amen.
Challenging Words
  • radiates -- gives off, proceeds from, emits. For example, the sun radiates light and heat.
  • startles -- to surprise someone so that they stop, sudden shock. Sometimes it means to scare someone.
  • captivates -- captures their minds and imaginations, holds attention, charms
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DAILY TEXTS

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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