- Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you waverers.
- Let your eyes look straight ahead;
fix your gaze on what lies before you. - Not to us, O Lord, not to us,
but to your name give glory
because of your kindness and faithfulness. - As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts above your thoughts. - Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with the firstfruits of all your crops. - Observe your father’s command, my son,
and do not reject your mother’s teaching. - Do not pride yourself on your own wisdom;
fear the Lord and turn your back on evil.
This will provide healing for your flesh
and restore strength to your body. - Do not let your hearts be troubled.
You place your trust in God.
Trust also in me. - Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares about you.
- But if you seek the Lord, your God, and you strive with all your heart and your soul, you will find him there.
- This is how you should pray:
‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.’ - For you know that the testing of your faith will develop perseverance.
- Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not treat them harshly.
- Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have received from God, and that you are not your own? You have been purchased at a price. Therefore, glorify God in your body.
- As we proceed in the path of your judgments,
we wait for you, O Lord;
your name and your renown
are all that our heart desires. - The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
- Entrust everything that you do to the Lord,
and your plans will turn out to be successful. - But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. Your almsgiving must be done in secret. And your Father who sees everything that is done in secret will reward you.
- Ensure that the path you tread is level,
and then your ways will be sure. - Trust wholeheartedly in the Lord
rather than relying on your own intelligence.
In everything you do, acknowledge him,
and he will see that your paths are straight. - But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that the fact that you are fasting will not be obvious to others but only to your Father who is hidden. And your Father who sees everything that is done in secret will reward you.
- Commit your way to the Lord;
place your trust in him, and he will act.
He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
and the justice of your cause, like the noonday. - And so now, O Israel, what does the Lord, your God, require of you but to fear the Lord, your God, to walk in all of his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord, your God, with all your heart and all your soul, and to observe the commandments and the statutes that I am giving you today for your own good.
- Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God.
Let your gracious Spirit lead me
along a level path. - Go forth, then. Eat your bread with joy and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God long ago approved what you do.
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