Christ light
Hence, I will also appoint you as light to the nations
so that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth. ~ Isaiah 49:6 (CEB)
Therefore, God highly honored him and gave him a name above all names... ~ Philippians 2:9 (CEB)
KEY THOUGHT:
Christ is the greatest because he lights the way for all.
PRAYER:
Lord God, when darkness surrounds me, grant light in my dwelling and my personal thoughts. Help me to see your purposes as larger than life itself, that I may walk in confidence and faith before you. Keep me from indulging any fearful thoughts, and teach me the power and security that is found in calling upon your name. Amen. (Daily Texts, Mount Carmel Ministries)
*ABOUT THE
DAILY TEXTS
The Daily Texts have been published by the Moravian Church since 1731. In 2011 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)
