Presence
God said to Moses: “All right. Just as you say; this also I will do, for I know you well and you are special to me. I know you by name.” ~ Exodus 33:17 (MSG)
The angel greeted Mary and said, “You are truly blessed! The Lord is with you.” ~ Luke 1:28 (CEV)
KEY IDEA:
When the Lord is with us we end up blessed.
PRAYER:
Teach me to be quiet today, Jesus. Forgive my attraction to the noisy flash of every passing fad and fancy instead of the favor your presence. Teach me to hear and to see your promised presence in every person you send my way, today and always. Amen. (Daily Texts, Mount Carmel Ministries edition)
*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)
