And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.
My salvation and my honor depend on God;
he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.
You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
The prudent see danger and take refuge,
but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
You make known to me the path of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence,
with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
But let justice roll on like a river,
righteousness like a never-failing stream!
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed.
Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.
Keep my commands and follow them. I am the Lord.
Be strong and take heart,
all you who hope in the Lord.
Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.
Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.
Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs.
Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.
He is the Rock, his works are perfect,
and all his ways are just.
A faithful God who does no wrong,
upright and just is he.
If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!
I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?
The lions may grow weak and hungry,
but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.”
For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.Show me your ways, Lord,
teach me your paths. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.Next verse!With image