PATIENTLY
LAMENTATIONS 3:26 (ABP)
It's a good thing to wait -- patiently -- quietly-- hopefully -- for GOD to free us from oppression.
2 THESSALONIANS 3:5 (CEV)
I pray that the Lord will guide you to be as loving as God and as patient as Christ.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Wait patiently for God to do his thing.
PRAYER
Loving God, you're definitely worth waiting for. I know that, but it doesn't stop me from being impatient with myself, others, and you. Free me from my attachment to a schedule. Show me how to live a vibrant hope-filled life while I wait to see how you are going to clean up this mess. I'm going to trust that your plan and schedule are the best. 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)
