Companions of Jesus
The 6th Sunday after Pentecost
Do not be afraid, for I am with you and will bless you... ~ Genesis 26:24 (NLT)
...Their fascination deepened when they realized these two (apostles) were laymen with no training in Scripture or formal education. They recognized them as companions of Jesus... ~ Acts 4:13 (MSG)
Lord, I wonder if people recognize that I'm a companion of Jesus, too. Thank you for sending unproven but bold models of faith before us. I confess that I am not so bold. I don't take enough risks in response to the call of Jesus. I'm expecting that you will be changing that in me. I'm hoping that you will develop me into a courageous companion of Jesus. 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)
