Aniversário
O aniversário é momento de celebrar a vida que Deus nos deu. A Bíblia nos convida a agradecer por cada dia, contar nossos anos com sabedoria e alegrar-se na bondade do Senhor.
Agradecer pela vida
Este é o dia que o Senhor fez — alegremo-nos! Cada dia é presente de Deus, cada ano é prova da sua fidelidade.
This is the day of the Lord's victory;
let us be happy, let us celebrate!
Praise the Lord!
Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good;
his love is eternal.
Praise the Lord, my soul,
and do not forget how kind he is.
How good it is to give thanks to you, O Lord,
to sing in your honor, O Most High God,
to proclaim your constant love every morning
and your faithfulness every night,
His anger lasts only a moment,
his goodness for a lifetime.
Tears may flow in the night,
but joy comes in the morning.
My dear friend, I pray that everything may go well with you and that you may be in good health—as I know you are well in spirit.
A obra de Deus em nós
Tu me teceste no ventre de minha mãe — maravilhosas são as tuas obras! Cada vida é obra-prima do Criador.
You created every part of me;
you put me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because you are to be feared;
all you do is strange and wonderful.
I know it with all my heart.
When my bones were being formed,
carefully put together in my mother’s womb,
when I was growing there in secret,
you knew that I was there—
you saw me before I was born.
The days allotted to me
had all been recorded in your book,
before any of them ever began.
O God, how difficult I find your thoughts;
how many of them there are!
You created every part of me;
you put me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because you are to be feared;
all you do is strange and wonderful.
I know it with all my heart.
When my bones were being formed,
carefully put together in my mother’s womb,
when I was growing there in secret,
you knew that I was there—
you saw me before I was born.
The days allotted to me
had all been recorded in your book,
before any of them ever began.
I have relied on you all my life;
you have protected me since the day I was born.
I will always praise you.
I have relied on you since the day I was born,
and you have always been my God.
It was you who brought me safely through birth,
and when I was a baby, you kept me safe.
I have relied on you since the day I was born,
and you have always been my God.
I always give thanks to my God for you because of the grace he has given you through Christ Jesus.
Oração de bênção
O Senhor te abençoe e te guarde. Tu és toda formosa e em ti não há defeito. Deus cuida de cada detalhe da tua vida.
May the Lord bless you and take care of you;
May the Lord be kind and gracious to you;
May the Lord look on you with favor and give you peace.
How beautiful you are, my love;
how perfect you are!
She is strong and respected and not afraid of the future.
She speaks with a gentle wisdom.
Charm is deceptive and beauty disappears, but a woman who honors the Lord should be praised.
Long life is the reward of the righteous; gray hair is a glorious crown.
I thank my God for you every time I think of you;
Sabedoria e alegria
Ensina-nos a contar os nossos dias. Deus encheu nosso cálice de alegria e o seu caminho mostra-se vida em plenitude.
Teach us how short our life is,
so that we may become wise.
"Lord, how long will I live?
When will I die?
Tell me how soon my life will end."
How short you have made my life!
In your sight my lifetime seems nothing.
Indeed every living being is no more than a puff of wind,
You will show me the path that leads to life;
your presence fills me with joy
and brings me pleasure forever.
But the joy that you have given me
is more than they will ever have
with all their grain and wine.
I have asked the Lord for one thing;
one thing only do I want:
to live in the Lord's house all my life,
to marvel there at his goodness,
and to ask for his guidance.
I know that your goodness and love will be with me all my life;
and your house will be my home as long as I live.
Praise the Lord, my protector!
He trains me for battle
and prepares me for war.
He is my protector and defender,
my shelter and savior,
in whom I trust for safety.
He subdues the nations under me.
Now I know that the Lord gives victory to his chosen king;
he answers him from his holy heaven
and by his power gives him great victories.
Some trust in their war chariots
and others in their horses,
but we trust in the power of the Lord our God.
Such people will stumble and fall,
but we will rise and stand firm.
"I watch over it and water it continually. I guard it night and day so that no one will harm it.
Proteção e fidelidade
O Senhor pelejará por vós. Fiel é o Senhor que vos guarda — Ele te protege de todo mal o tempo todo.
The Lord your God is going with you, and he will give you victory.’
But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and keep you safe from the Evil One.
But thanks be to God! For in union with Christ we are always led by God as prisoners in Christ’s victory procession. God uses us to make the knowledge about Christ spread everywhere like a sweet fragrance.
I have done my best in the race, I have run the full distance, and I have kept the faith.
How happy you are to believe that the Lord’s message to you will come true!"