Mindfulness
The Lord has done
many wonderful things!
Everyone who is pleased
with God’s marvelous deeds
will keep them in mind. ~ Psalm 111:2 (CEV)
Consider how the lilies grow; they don’t work or make clothes for themselves. But I tell you that even Solomon with his riches was not dressed as beautifully as one of these flowers. ~ Luke 12:27 (NCV)
KEY IDEA:
Keep thinking about all the beautiful things the Lord has done and created.
PRAYER:
Lord, when I'm overwhelmed by the problems I just have to pause and ponder again all the beautiful things you have done. That is refreshing and strengthens my faith. Thank you! I admit, though, that at times my faith is wobbly. Please continue to bring to my mind the wonderful work that you have done and are doing. I'm going to surround myself with your beauty. 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)
