Fail
(The Lord said,) Whom did you dread and fear so that you lied,
didn’t remember me or give me a thought? ~ Isaiah 57:11a (CEB)
Peter remembered Jesus’ words, “Before the rooster crows you will deny me three times.” And Peter went out and cried uncontrollably. ~ Matthew 26:75 (CEB)
Lord, even when people are unfaithful you do not change. You are still caring and faithful. How, then, am I so worried about how I appear to others? How is it that I even fudge the truth sometimes because I'm worried that people might think I'm too religious? Like Peter I cry over my unfaithfulness and I come to you trusting in your mercy. I don't deserve to be your friend anymore. But you're still friendly with me. You are amazingly kind. I'm going to let that fact define my day. Amen.
Challenging Words
- fudge the truth -- tell a small lie or untruth, fail to correct a perception that makes me look better than I am
*ABOUT THE
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)
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)
