THE MORNING
PSALM 143:8 (NLT)
Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning,
for I am trusting you.
MARK 1:35 (CEB)
Early in the morning, well before sunrise, Jesus rose and went to a deserted place where he could be alone in prayer.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Each morning is a new opportunity to look toward the Lord.
PRAYER
Thank you, God, for each new morning given to be with you. I confess that my life still has too much rush and distraction -- so many things that need doing. Help me to set everything aside so that I can focus on starting each morning with you. And then I'll be able to walk with you through the rest of the day and into the night. 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)
