Humility
God is wise and powerful—who could possibly oppose him and win? ~ Job 9:4 (CEV)
Get along with each other; don’t be stuck-up. Make friends with nobodies; don’t be the great somebody. ~ Romans 12:16 (MSG)
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Approach God and others with humility.
PRAYER
God, you have modeled humility for us in the way that you saved us. You sent Christ into the world to sacrifice his life on behalf of broken and despicable humanity. I'm grateful -- even though I haven't fully caught the humility, yet. I wouldn't describe myself as arrogant or stuck-up but I have these moments when I'm so sure of myself that I don't care what others think or how my opinion will affect them. Gently guide me into the humble lifestyle of Christ so that all who notice me will see how wise, powerful, and gracious you are. 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)
