Peace-bringer
The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
Might God's blessing rest on the person who comes along with the intent of serving according to God's agenda. ~ Psalm 118:26a (ABP)
Jesus Christ came and proclaimed peace to you. ~ Ephesians 2:17a (NRSV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Jesus is the blessed one who came to bring peace.
PRAYER:
Thank you, God, for continuing to speak and to bless. I too easily give in to other voices and agendas. So, peace has become a low priority for me -- a distant dream squeezed out of daily life by the tyranny of the pressing. Help me to hear and to reprioritize my life according to your plan. I'm going to be about your peace ever day and every moment. 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)
