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📖 Verse of the Day

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KJV

2 John 1:6

And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.

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NIV

2 John 1:6

And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.

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ESV

2 John 1:6

And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it.

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🧠 Comparison + reflection

All three translations land on the same spine: **love is not only a feeling; it’s a lived direction**. KJV emphasizes “walk after,” NIV highlights “obedience,” and ESV frames it as “according to.” In practice: love becomes a daily pattern—small choices, steady truth, consistency under pressure.

📚 Passages

Context + contrast

Bible.com context passage (today’s anchor)

2 John 1:4–6 (summary)

John rejoices to find children “walking in truth,” then calls for love, and defines love as walking in God’s commandments— a steady, practiced way of life.

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“Completely different” companion passage

Micah 6:8 (OT)

Chosen as a contrast: instead of defining love as “walking in commands,” Micah compresses faithful living into **justice, mercy, and humility**—a civic + personal expression of a devoted heart.

If today’s anchor is NT, we pair an OT “way of life” verse.

✨ Tory’s Verse (personal daily pick)

Psalm 34:18 (comfort + custody season)

Picked to match your season: when the external world feels slow or unfair, this verse centers God’s nearness to the brokenhearted—and strength for daily faithfulness while you fight for your girls.

🌍 Interfaith lens

Respectful “how others might hear it”

Judaism: Likely resonates strongly with “walk” language (halakhah = “the walk”)—love expressed through practiced commandments, community ethics, and covenant faithfulness.

Islam: Often affirms the idea that love of God shows up as obedience and submission in daily life; may read the verse as “faith proven by actions.”

Buddhism: May translate “walk in love” into compassion-in-action (karuṇā) and disciplined practice; “commandments” may be heard more as training/ethics than divine law.

Hinduism: Might map it to dharma (right living) and bhakti (devotion): love expressed through faithful practice and duty in family/community.

Secular humanism: Often agrees with the ethics (“love as action”), while treating “commandments” as cultural/moral frameworks rather than divine authority.

🗞️ Religion & world faith headlines

Recent

Buddhist monks conclude a 2,300-mile “Walk for Peace” in Washington, D.C. (AP) ↗ Walk for peace highlights compassion amid division (Reuters) ↗ Religion Media Centre roundup (interfaith work discussion, UK context) ↗

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🙏 Prayer of the Day

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Father God,

Today I choose to walk in love—steady, faithful, and calm.
Strengthen my heart for the long road: for custody, for my girls, for safety, and for peace in my home.

Bless my marriage with gentleness, truth, and a shared spirit of service.
Open doors for meaningful work again—provide daily bread, clear direction, and the courage to keep showing up.

Guard my mind from fear, my mouth from bitterness, and my hands for building good.
Let love be more than words—let it become my steps.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Amen ✝

⛪ Shepherd of the Valley (Apple Valley)

Today + Sunday

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