The least
Any immigrant who lives with you must be treated as if they were one of your citizens. ~ Leviticus 19:34 (CEB)
Anything you did for one of the least important of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me. ~ Matthew 25:40 (NIRV)
Again, Lord, we see how much you care for the least. And that's good news because I'm one of the least. I am one of the least faithful. I am one of the least consistent. I am one of the least trustworthy. But you are full of hope for people like me. I ask that you would change me so that I fully share in your concern for the least. Amen.
*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 — 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)
