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Saturday, February 13, 2016

Protector

The First Sunday in Lent
The Lord is a fortress protecting my life. Should I be frightened of anything? ~ Psalm 27:1b (CEB)

Christ gives me the strength to face anything. ~ Philippians 4:13 (CEV)
Protector God, I am so thankful that I do not have to be afraid of anything. You protect us from bad spirits. You save us from shame. Even personal failure won't do eternal harm. Lord, you are giving me the strength to face my mistakes and to make changes. I know that change will bring challenges, too. Not everyone is going to like the way that you are changing me. But I'm not afraid of that. I know that you will strengthen me to calmly face even my worst critic and enemy. I trust you! Amen.

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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)

EEB = EasyEnglish Bible (©2015, MissionAssist)

ERV = Easy-To-Read Version (©2006, World Bible Translation Center)

EXB = The Expanded Bible (©2011, Thomas Nelson Publishing)

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

MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)

NCB = New Catholic Bible (©2019 by Catholic Book Publishing Corp.)

NCV = New Century Version (©2005, Thomas Nelson Inc)

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)

NRSVue = New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (© 2021 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.)

NTE = New Testament for Everyone (©2011 Nicolas Thomas Wright.)

REB = Revised English Bible (© 1989 Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press)

TCEB = The Casual English Bible (© Stephen M. Miller)

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