God present
Even though other nations were all around us, the Lord protected us wherever we went. ~ Joshua 24:17 (CEV)
I will be with you always, even until the end of the world. ~ Matthew 28:20 (CEV)
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God is with his people through thick and thin.
PRAYER
God, thank you for being here for me. I confess that I'm a worrier. I get worked up over what is happening and what it all means and all the possible bad things that could happen. Forgive me for taking all this on myself and help me to trust you. I know that we'll get through this because you are here for us even when things look bad. 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)
