Life!
You let me rest in fields
of green grass.
You lead me to streams
of peaceful water, and you refresh my life. ~ Psalm 23:2-3 (CEV)
Jesus: "I came so that they could have life—indeed, so that they could live life to the fullest.‘I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly." ~ John 10:10 (CEB)
KEY IDEA:
Jesus came to give people full and rich lives.
PRAYER:
Loving Shepherd, you guide our lives and lead us through your fields of grace. Thank you for surrounding us with your shepherding love that leads us on the path of life. I am sorry for the moments when I am led or lead others astray. Show me how to share the promise of abundant life with others. Amen. (Daily Texts, Mount Carmel Ministries edition)
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)
