GOD'S WELCOME
PSALM 34:8 (CEV)
Discover for yourself
that the LORD is kind.
Come to him for protection,
and you will be glad.
LUKE 14:17 (NTE)
Come now – everything’s ready!
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Come experience God's kindness for yourself.
PRAYER
God, you are incredibly hospitable. You welcome us to receive and experience your kindness. Most days, though, I'm slow to step all the way through the door. I'm a one foot in, one foot out, kind'a person. Help me to so completely experience your warm welcome that I can leave all my hesitations at the door and walk in for the party. I'm going to lose myself in your kindness. 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)
