The path of suffering
LENT
You will show the right path
to all who worship you. ~ Proverbs 25:12 (CEV)
For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps. ~ 1 Peter 2:21 (NLT)
KEY IDEA:
Those who truly honor the Lord are those who follow in the footsteps of Christ Jesus -- even along the path of suffering.
PRAYER:
Lord Jesus, I am thankful for the sacrifice that you made on our behalf. But frankly, following you along that pathway is a bit stressful for me. I'm interested in the easy way because I'm worried that I would not be able to hold up if I truly followed you. Help me to trust you to show me how to navigate the path of suffering. I'm going to follow in your footsteps -- no matter where you lead. 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 -- 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)
