Seeing
“You are the God who sees me.” ~ Genesis 16:13 (NLT)
As he walked along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus. Levi was sitting at the place for paying taxes, and Jesus said to him, “Come with me!” ~ Mark 2:14 (CEV)
Lord, you see everything. Nothing is hidden from you -- except perhaps what you choose to not see. I know, though, that you choose to see me. Even though I am not perfect, I am important to you. You see me for who I am -- yet. you still want me to follow you. That is a miracle. You must wear glasses with lenses made of grace. Thank you for seeing me that way. 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)
