- Though a mighty army surrounds me,
my heart will not be afraid.
Even if I am attacked,
I will remain confident. - The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released,
that the blind will see,
that the oppressed will be set free. - I know the Lord is always with me.
I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me. - Even when I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will not be afraid,
for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff
protect and comfort me. - Now this is what the Lord says to the family of Israel:
“Come back to me and live!” - I have been the Lord your God
ever since I brought you out of Egypt.
You must acknowledge no God but me,
for there is no other savior. - For whoever finds me finds life
and receives favor from the Lord. - Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.
- I cried out, “I am slipping!”
but your unfailing love, O Lord, supported me. - Let your favor shine on your servant.
In your unfailing love, rescue me. - The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me,
for the Lord has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted
and to proclaim that captives will be released
and prisoners will be freed. - Anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.
- Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.
- O Lord, you have examined my heart
and know everything about me.
You know when I sit down or stand up.
You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. - So Jesus told them, “My message is not my own; it comes from God who sent me.”
- Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!”
- I have tried hard to find you—
don’t let me wander from your commands. - You will show me the way of life,
granting me the joy of your presence
and the pleasures of living with you forever. - Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?”
- Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me.”
- The Lord says,
“I was ready to respond, but no one asked for help.
I was ready to be found, but no one was looking for me.
I said, ‘Here I am, here I am!’
to a nation that did not call on my name.” - Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them.
- I am the Lord, the God of all the peoples of the world. Is anything too hard for me?
- I will never forget your commandments,
for by them you give me life. - But you, O Lord, are a shield around me;
you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.
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