Pay attention
The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
Those who are feeling oppressed and under attack will be overwhelmed with joy as they realize how God has been working on their behalf. So if you're looking to God for help, be encouraged. ~ Psalm 69:32 (ABP)
Mary sat at the Lord’s feet and listened intently to everything that Jesus said. ~ Luke 10:39 (ABP)
KEY IDEA:
Give your attention to Jesus' message and you'll realize that everything will be alright.
PRAYER:
Lord, this is such an important message for me. I am prone to discouragement. I so easily miss the big picture of what you are up to because I only pay attention to a little of what you're saying. Help me to follow Mary's example and to become an attentive student of Jesus. I'm going to be encouraged! Amen.
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase — my own 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)
