So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.

But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.

There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God.

For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.

In that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted. Sing to the LORD, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world.”

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.

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.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

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

For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

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

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.

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

I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.

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.

Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.

Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

[G]ive thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

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

Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.