God present
God will command his angels
to protect you
wherever you go.
They will carry you
in their arms,
and you won’t hurt your feet
on the stones. ~ Psalm 91:11-12 (CEV)
But the Lord stood beside me. He gave me the strength... ~ 2 Timothy 4:17 (CEV)
Lord, sometimes people tell me that they are not interested in you because they "don't need a crutch." Well, I do need a crutch -- someone to hold me up and help me out even when I am stumbling along the way. Thank you for being there for me. When I forget how much I need a crutch remind me by showing me again how you are already propping me up. Please continue to carry me along. The path is rough and it is easy to trip and fall. But I'm going to move forward knowing that you are there with me all the 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)
