No timidity
The man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God. ~ Genesis 3:8 (NRSV)
This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It’s adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike “What’s next, Papa?” God’s Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are. ~ Romans 8:15 (MSG)
SUMMARY SENTENCE:
Even as failures, we don't need to be timid when it comes to relating to God our Father.
PRAYER:
Kind Father, thank you for the resurrection life instituted by Christ and into which we've all been called. I confess my failure to fully embrace him and that life on a day by day basis. I'm worried that you might reject me when you see how much I fail. Help me to realize the depths of your parental love and acceptance -- even when I fail to meet your standards. Might your Spirit touch us in such a deep way that we have confidence which transcends our capabilities. That's resurrection living. Amen.
*ABOUT THE
DAILY TEXTS
The Daily Texts have been published by the Moravian Church since 1731. In 2015 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)
