Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.

Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.

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

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

I can do all this through him who gives me strength.

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,

Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.

Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”

Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.

Praise the LORD. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.

Let them praise your great and awesome name— he is holy.

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you…

Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy.

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.

You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life.