Monday, August 28, 2023

REFRESHMENT

2 SAMUEL 23:3-4 (MSG)
“Whoever governs fairly and well,
     who rules in the Fear-of-God,
Is like first light at daybreak
     without a cloud in the sky,
Like green grass carpeting earth,
     glistening under fresh rain.”

MATTHEW 11:29 (ABP)
Join up to work with me and I'll show you what to do. And don't stress out; for I have a gentle and humble heart. Ironically, when you're "working" with me you'll find the rest you desperately need.

SUMMARY SENTENCE
When we're working in sync with Christ our lives and outlook are refreshed.

DAILY FODDER
What kind of refreshing would you like to see Christ do in your life right now?

PRAYER
God and Creator of all nations, lead me to share my burdens with Jesus. Help me to rest in his suffering love. I confess my hostile feelings toward many government leaders, both foreign and at home. Forgive me. Replace my contempt with the humble heart of my Lord especially as I bear witness to injustice. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)

THE LORD’S PRAYER (ABP)
Our Father in Heaven,
     we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
     so that everything that happens here will align
     with what is happening in heaven.
Give us enough food for today.
Forgive us our wrongdoing,
     and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you would protect us from all forms of evil. Amen! 
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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)

EEB = EasyEnglish Bible (©2015, MissionAssist)

ERV = Easy-To-Read Version (©2006, World Bible Translation Center)

GNT = Good News Translation (©1992, American Bible Society)

MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)

NCB = New Catholic Bible (©2019 by Catholic Book Publishing Corp.)

NCV = New Century Version (©2005, Thomas Nelson Inc)

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)

NRSV = New Revised Standard Version (© 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.)

NTE = New Testament for Everyone (©2011 Nicolas Thomas Wright.)

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