Jesus the light
Join me in giving glory to the Lord.
Let us honor him together. ~ Psalm 34:3 (NIRV)
A man named John was sent from God. He came as a witness to testify concerning the light, so that through him everyone would believe in the light. ~ John 1:6-7 (CEB)
Lord, thank you for flooding my life with your light. I do believe in you -- even if I am flaky sometimes. Please help me to be a solid witness like John. I want to direct the people around me -- my family -- my friends -- my enemies -- everyone -- to the light. I want them to enjoy the same gift that you have given to me and in turn to join me in honoring you. You deserve all honor. 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)
