His name
Not to us, Lord, not to us—
no, but to your own name give glory
because of your loyal love and faithfulness! ~ Psalm 115:1 (CEB)
Our Father who is in heaven, uphold the holiness of your name. ~ Matthew 6:9b (CEB)
KEY IDEA:
Keep recognizing how special God is.
PRAYER:
You Lord -- your name -- is the only one worthy of total recognition. You are so different from all the other powers and powerful wannabes. You are driven by love and faithfulness. You will not let me down. But I get so caught up in trying to make a name for myself that I barely pause to recognize yours. Keep reminding me so that I can uphold the holiness of your name. That's my goal. 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)
