"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another."

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life."

"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."

"But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect."

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength."

"If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."

"As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts."

"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is — his good, pleasing and perfect will."

"I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation."

"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."

"Our soul is like a stream of water, which gives strength, direction, and harmony to every other area of our life..."

"To love someone with your soul means your will, your choices, your mind, your thoughts, your feelings, your body, your behaviors, and your habits are aligned for the good of their entire being before God."

"Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained."

"What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say."

"Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next..."