ETERNAL HOPE
Pentecost Sunday
DANIEL 4:34
I praised the Most High. I worshipped and glorified the one who lives forever because his rule is everlasting; his kingdom is for all time.
TITUS 3:6-7 (CEV)
God sent Jesus Christ
our Savior
to give us his Spirit.
Jesus treated us much better
than we deserve.
He made us acceptable to God
and gave us the hope
of eternal life.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
We live great Spirit-led lives now because of the hope of unending life under the reign of God.
PRAYER
Gracious God, when you sent Christ Jesus into our world you changed everything and renewed hope for humanity. I don't fly that hope flag high enough. Empower me through your Spirit to boldly step forward as a forgiven and hopeful person. The kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. 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 -- 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)
