Hope
You are the hope of everyone on earth,
even those who sail on distant seas. ~ Psalm 65:5b (NLT)
...You must not give up the hope you received when you heard the good news. It was preached to everyone on earth... ~ Colossians 1:23 (CEV)
Thank you, Lord, for giving us hope. There is a lot in life that is discouraging. Sometimes I give in and get discouraged. I shouldn't. I pray that when I start to feel troubled, that you would remind me of my hope. The good news -- the gospel -- is way bigger and more powerful than the problems I am facing. You are in the process of repairing the entire world. And I am grateful to be a part of what you are doing. I want to say something about the hope of Jesus with someone today. Please help me to do that. 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)
