Growing through mystery
The Lord answered Job, "Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundations?
Tell me if you know..." And he said to the sea, “You may come this far, no farther;
here your proud waves stop” ~ Job 38: 4, 11 (CEB)
By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen. ~ Hebrews 11:3 (NLT)
KEY IDEA:
We can clearly see that God's ways are a mystery through which we grow.
PRAYER:
Thank you, Creator God, for gifts beyond sight or measure. Not only have you given Christ's love, hope, and forgiveness, but you have set the time and place for a life prepared for me. Sustain me in that life! As you set a boundary for the earth and sea, use my life's limitations to sharpen my purpose for you. Amen. (Daily Texts, Mount Carmel Ministries edition)
*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)
