Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer.

For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures.

As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way.

But to all who did receive him, he gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in his name.

The Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore, I have continued to extend faithful love to you.

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and the rivers will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, and the flame will not burn you.

For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift.

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son he loves.

Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs it down, but a good word cheers it up.