Living in peace
The Seventh Day of Christmas
How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!... And there the Lord has pronounced his blessing,
even life everlasting. ~ Psalm 133:1, 3b (NLT)
Do better and pay attention to what I have said. Try to get along and live peacefully with each other... I pray that the Lord Jesus Christ will bless you and be kind to you! May God bless you with his love, and may the Holy Spirit join all your hearts together. ~ 2 Corinthians 13:11b, 13 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
It's important (and desirable) to live together in peace and unity.
PRAYER:
Prince of Peace, you have blessed us with a truly unique unity. I'm thankful -- even though am not as serious about maintaining peace and unity as I should be. I pray that your Holy Spirit would continue his work of pulling us together. I want to be a team player. 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)
