Think!
Those who think of themselves as clever and wise are doomed. ~ Isaiah 5:21 (ABP)
But God has given us his Spirit. That’s why we don’t think the same way that the people of this world think. That’s also why we can recognize the blessings that God has given us. ~ 1 Corinthians 2:12 (CEV)
SUMMARY SENTENCE:
God's people think differently about everything.
PRAYER:
Thank you, God, for hitting the refresh button on the world through the actions of Christ. Thank you, too, for the refreshing action of the Holy Spirit in my own life. You have given me a new mind -- although I confess that I don't use it consistently. I'm prone to talk without thinking and when I do think I often mimic the world's pattern of demonizing those whom I don't fully understand. Help me to think like Christ Jesus. I'm going repent of my grumbling in order to recognize the blessings you have given to us. 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 — 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)
