Saturday, December 2, 2023

STORMS

PSALM 31:9 (MSG)
Be kind to me, GOD—
   I’m in deep, deep trouble again.

MATTHEW 8:25-26 (ABP)
   Distressed by the storm that was swamping their boat, Jesus' apprentices woke him from his resting spot, shouting, "Boss, do something! If you don’t save us we're all going to drown."
   Jesus responded, “Why are you guys so afraid? Where is your faith!”
   Then he stood up and gave an order to the wind and waves. Suddenly there was an awesome calm.

SUMMARY SENTENCE
Jesus tackles our fears by calming us and storms.
 
DAILY FODDER
What in your life feels like a chaotic storm to you today? What are you going to do with your fear? 

PRAYER
Boss, you've called me to join you out on the waters but all the waves are making me sea sick. I feel like I'm going to die! Do something to control the situation or at least give me some Dramamine. Thank you for calming me down and deescalating the storm. I'm going to sail forward without worry. Amen.

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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