The highest knowledge
The 22nd Sunday after Pentecost
Foolish people say in their hearts,
“There is no God.” ~ Psalm 14:1 (NIRV)
Eternal life is to know you, the only true God, and to know Jesus Christ, the one you sent. ~ John 17:3 (CEV)
Lord, you exist. You are the one true God. I have no trouble saying that. But too often I make decisions just as though you don't exist. I decide things based on what feels right or what pleases the people who are important to me. I act as though you are not there. But I am eager to correct that fault in me. I know that I can't change apart from you. Help me to know you even more deeply -- even if it is uncomfortable at times -- even if knowing Christ means that others will disapprove of what I'm doing. The highest and most important knowledge is to know you and your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.
*ABOUT THE
DAILY TEXTS
The Daily Texts have been published by the Moravian Church since 1731. In 2011 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 -- a 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)
