Caring creator
God formed from the dirt of the ground all the animals of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the Man to see what he would name them. ~ Genesis 2:19a (MSG)
Aren’t five sparrows sold for two small coins? Yet not one of them is overlooked by God. ~ Luke 12:6 (CEB)
Caring Creator,
THANKS: The way that you value even the smallest of animals reminds me of how much you care about all creation -- including insignificant me. Thank you for caring.
REGRETS: I sometimes feel like you don't care. I'm like a little child throwing a pity party because things are not going the way I want them to go.
INTERCESSION: Please give me a bigger perspective and a deeper understanding of your care.
PURPOSE: I need to understand so that I can join you in caring about all the creation -- including the animals, the soil, the air -- and the people -- even the most insignificant of people.
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)
