In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

When you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.

May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.

I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.”

Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”

May He give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

For to us a child is born, to us a Son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast.

But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.

And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the Child was.