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Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one
another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God
lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
-- 1 John 4:11-12
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in
all of our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble
with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
-- 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name,
for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things
planned long ago.
-- Isaiah 25:1
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such
things there is no law.
-- Galatians 5:22-23
Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it
you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that
the Lord is good.
-- 1 Peter 2:2-3
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust
in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy
Spirit.
-- Romans 15:13
Because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our
transgressions - it is by grace you have been saved.
-- Ephesians 2:4-5
Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full
armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's
schemes.
-- Ephesians 6:10-11
He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our
iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and
by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.
-- Isaiah 53:5-6
Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is
in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out
its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its
leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought.
-- Jeremiah 17:7-8
He has given us his very great and precious promises, so that
through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape
the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
-- 2 Peter 1:4
God has saved us and called us to a holy life -- not because of
anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace.
This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of
time.
-- 2 Timothy 1:9
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious
thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in
the way everlasting.
-- Psalm 139:23-24
Holy God, I know you are there! In the morning, in the evening,
in the long nights, I know I am not alone. Thank you for knowing me
and going with me through all my days. Please make your presence
known to me this day, and indeed every day, as I seek to honor you
in what I do and say. In the name of Jesus, my Lord, I ask this.
Amen.
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our
faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning
its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
-- Hebrews 12:2
"Moreover, when God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy with his work---this is a gift of God." Ecc 5:19
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but
Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in
the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
-- Galatians 2:20
Therefor confess your sins to each other and pray for each other
so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is
powerful and effective.
-- James 5:16
For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one
died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that
those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who
died for them and was raised again.
-- 2 Corinthians 5:14-15
The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact
representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful
word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at
the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
-- Hebrews 1:3
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