FOR THE WELL-BEING OF ALL
JEREMIAH 29:7 (NLT)
And work for the peace and prosperity of the city where I sent you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, for its welfare will determine your welfare.
MATTHEW 5:13 (CEV)
You are like salt for everyone on earth.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Even if the world fails to treat you right, don't fail to contribute to the well-being of the world.
PRAYER
Loving God, you sent your Son Christ Jesus into the world to sacrifice his life for a world that would reject him. I confess that even though I claim to follow him I get thrown off by rejection. And I don't want to do anything for those who give me a rough time. Forgive me for my lack of fortitude and strengthen me so that I can work toward the well-being of all my neighbors -- even those who reject me -- and you. I'm going to follow the example of Jesus. 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)
