The law was added so that the trespass might increase.
But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
so that, just as sin reigned in death,
so also grace might reign through righteousness
to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

 But let him who boasts boast in this,
that he understands and knows me,
that I am the Lord who practices steadfast
love, justice, and righteousness in the earth.
For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.

Love the LORD your God with all your heart
and with all your soul
and with all your strength.

Peace I leave with you;
my peace I give you.
I do not give to you as the world gives.
Do not let your hearts be troubled
and do not be afraid.

All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
but the Lord weighs the spirit.
Commit your work to the Lord,
and your plans will be established.

But you are a chosen race,
a royal priesthood,
a holy nation,
a people for his own possession,
that you may proclaim the excellencies
of him who called you out of darkness
into his marvelous light.

He who dwells in the shelter
of the Most High will rest
in the shadow of the Almighty!

Pray then like this:
"Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven

There is no fear in love,
but perfect love casts out fear.
For fear has to do with punishment,
and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.



Believe me that I am in the Father
and the Father is in me,
or else believe on account of the works themselves.

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
Give her of the fruit of her hands,
and let her works praise her in the gates.

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
His mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is His faithfulness.