Life-Changing Truth
The 13th Sunday after Pentecost
I’ve put my spirit upon him;
he will bring justice to the nations. ~ Isaiah 42:1 (CEB)
I was born and entered the world so that I could witness to the truth. Everyone who cares for truth, who has any feeling for the truth, recognizes my voice. ~ John 18:37 (MSG)
KEY THOUGHT:
Jesus is the source of life-changing truth.
PRAYER:
God of creation, thank you for your servant, Jesus. Help me to remember your justice and truth born into this world through a cradle and the cross. When I see a child today, help me listen for wisdom. When I see a neighbor suffering, help me to see Jesus in them and testify with word and deed. 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)
