Wisdom
The Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. ~ Proverbs 2:6 (CEB)
But anyone who needs wisdom should ask God, whose very nature is to give to everyone without a second thought, without keeping score. Wisdom will certainly be given to those who ask. ~ James 1:5 (CEB)
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God is eager to share his wisdom with all who will receive it.
PRAYER
Thank you, Generous God, for offering to share wisdom with us. I confess that I too often live as though I'm already the wisest person alive and that I don't need your input. Of course, I'd never say that aloud but that is how I act. Please continue squeezing your wisdom into my life whenever you see that I'm ready to receive it. And might those opportunities increase exponentially. My goal is to get to the point where your knowledge and understanding of things defines my life 24/7. Amen.
*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)
