PSALM 22:10 (NLT)
You have been my God from the moment I was born.
ROMANS 14:8 (CEV)
Alive or dead, we still belong to the Lord.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Alive or dead, we still belong to the Lord.
PRAYER
Glorious God of life, you have created us to live in a relationship with you. And that's my desire for my life and the lives of all those around me. Yet, in spite of my healthy desire, I am easily distracted by other, less alive gods. I'm easily sucked into living for fleeting experiences and promises of future security. Show me again the richness of belonging to you 24/7. Blind me to the distractions and open my eyes to eternal life. No matter what happens I'm going to find myself in you. Amen.
The Moravian Daily Texts* – Bible passages for my students and anyone else who might want to listen in on my conversations with God. ~ Brad Boydston
Friday, March 12, 2021
Thursday, March 11, 2021
LOVING STRANGERS
LEVITICUS 19:34 (MSG)
Treat the foreigner the same as a native. Love him like one of your own.
ROMANS 12:13 (NTE)
Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God's people extend hospitality to outsiders.
PRAYER
Gracious God, you are my salvation. When I wander in the wilderness of my own making, I don't want to love the alien as myself. I am lost. Save me from my illusions. Show me your love for me, an alien. Help me as your beloved child to love truly and with justice the stranger you bring before me. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)
Treat the foreigner the same as a native. Love him like one of your own.
ROMANS 12:13 (NTE)
Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God's people extend hospitality to outsiders.
PRAYER
Gracious God, you are my salvation. When I wander in the wilderness of my own making, I don't want to love the alien as myself. I am lost. Save me from my illusions. Show me your love for me, an alien. Help me as your beloved child to love truly and with justice the stranger you bring before me. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
AMAZING LOVE
JEREMIAH 31:3 (CEB)
I have loved you with a love that lasts forever.
And so with unfailing love,
I have drawn you to myself.
1 JOHN 4:16 (NRSV)
God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Embrace the reality of God's love -- and never let go.
PRAYER
Glorious God, you never fail to love. It drives everything you do -- who you are -- and who you've called us to become. We confess, though, that we're not very good at receiving love -- let alone giving it. Help us -- help me -- to embrace your love -- to receive it as I receive you. I'm going to live in your love as it is poured out through Christ Jesus. Amen.
I have loved you with a love that lasts forever.
And so with unfailing love,
I have drawn you to myself.
1 JOHN 4:16 (NRSV)
God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Embrace the reality of God's love -- and never let go.
PRAYER
Glorious God, you never fail to love. It drives everything you do -- who you are -- and who you've called us to become. We confess, though, that we're not very good at receiving love -- let alone giving it. Help us -- help me -- to embrace your love -- to receive it as I receive you. I'm going to live in your love as it is poured out through Christ Jesus. Amen.
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
DARKNESS AND LIGHT
MICAH 7:8 (MSG)
I’m sitting in the dark right now,
but GOD is my light.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:5 (CEB)
All of you are children of light and children of the day. We don’t belong to night or darkness.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God is all the light we need when we're facing dark times.
PRAYER
Merciful God, you flood our lives with your light when we most need it. I am prone to doubt when things become dark. Shine your light onto my doubts so that I can relax in you -- even though darkness is all around me. Amen
I’m sitting in the dark right now,
but GOD is my light.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:5 (CEB)
All of you are children of light and children of the day. We don’t belong to night or darkness.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God is all the light we need when we're facing dark times.
PRAYER
Merciful God, you flood our lives with your light when we most need it. I am prone to doubt when things become dark. Shine your light onto my doubts so that I can relax in you -- even though darkness is all around me. Amen
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