Golden Rule
Those who lend generously are good people -- as are those who conduct their affairs with justice. ~ Psalm 112:5 (CEB)
Treat people in the same way that you want them to treat you. ~ Luke 6:31 (CEB)
KEY IDEA:
Jesus calls us to treat people right.
PRAYER:
Thank you, Lord, for the more than kind way that you have treated me. I need help in passing your approach along to others. For I get caught up in the drama of the moment and forget about extending generosity to others. My goal is to live by the simple rule that is so hard. 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)
