The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.

“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.

fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

“Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise),

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.