Friday, January 8, 2016

Strength and weakness

The Lord is a place of safety for those who have been treated badly. He keeps them safe in times of trouble. ~ Psalm 9:9 (NIRV)

Therefore, I’m all right with weaknesses, insults, disasters, harassments, and stressful situations for the sake of Christ, because when I’m weak, then I’m strong. ~ 2 Corinthians 12:10 (NIRV)
Lord, 
THANKS: Thank you for caring so much about weak and broken people. Your approach to life is definitely different. 
REGRET: It's embarrassing that my concern for those who are weak is so shallow. And frankly, I don't always turn to you when I need a safe place. (I wonder if there is a relationship between my shallowness and my tendency to try and endure all the storms in life on my own?) 
INTERCESSION:  Help me to relax and trust that you are on duty. 
PURPOSE: I'm going to quit trying to pretend that I'm strong on my own -- and thus I'm going to enjoy your strength. 
Amen.
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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

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CEV = Contemporary English Version (©1995, American Bible Society)

EEB = EasyEnglish Bible (©2015, MissionAssist)

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GNT = Good News Translation (©1992, American Bible Society)

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