Mercy, Praise, Proclamation
Sing your song of praise, ‘The Lord has saved his people.’ ~ Jeremiah 31:7 (part) (GNB)
But Jesus said, “No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been.” ~ Mark 5:19 (NLT)
Lord, it seems that the natural response to what you do is praise and proclamation. When we've been saved -- when we've been made whole -- we want to acknowledge you and share the news with others. How, then, is it that after awhile we start to deal with your mercy in such a routine and unexcited way? Renew in me a passion to praise and proclaim. I want the whole world to experience your mercy, too. 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)
