Listen
As Saul, his servant, and Samuel were getting near the edge of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to go on ahead of us, but you stay, because I have a message from God for you.” ~ 1 Samuel 9:27 (NCV)
My dear friends, you should be quick to listen and slow to speak or to get angry. ~ James 1:19 (CEV)
Lord, I'm listening. I'm ready to hear what you have to say to me. Help me to keep my mouth shut so that I can listen better. I know that I talk too much. Help me to say less and to listen more. I'm eager to learn more from you. I want to learn more about living like Jesus. I'll be quiet now so that I can listen in the silence. 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)
