Spirit of the God is upon me, Alleluia!

Alleluia, alleluia.
      The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
      because he has anointed me
      to bring glad tidings to the poor.
            Alleluia, alleluia.

Luke 4.18a

  

Grant us strength and peace, O Lord.

The Lord will give strength to his people,
the Lord will bless his people with peace.

Psalm 29.11

    

May the Lord find us waiting, eager in joyful prayer.

Lord our God, help us to prepare for the coming of Christ your Son.
May he find us waiting, eager in joyful prayer.

  

May I seek and find the Lord in everyone.

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.
Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.
      Live in harmony with one another;
      do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly;
      do not claim to be wiser than you are.

Romans 12:14-16a

  

Make mine a meek and humble heart

“Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me;
for I am gentle and humble in heart,
and you will find rest for your souls.”

Matthew 11:29

  

Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you;
consider how their lives ended, and imitate their faith.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
      Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teaching.

Hebrews 13:7-9a

  

Incline my heart according to your will, O God.

Turn my heart to your decrees,

and not to selfish gain.

Psalm 119:36

  

Protect us, Lord

The promises of the Lord are promises that are pure,
    silver refined in a furnace on the ground,
    purified seven times.
You, O Lord, will protect us;
    you will guard us from this generation for ever.
On every side the wicked prowl,
    as vileness is exalted among humankind.

Psalm 12.6-8

   

For this I long: to live in the house of the Lord

There is one thing I ask of the Lord, 

for this I long,

to live in the house of the Lord, 

all the days of my life,

to savor the sweetness of the Lord, 

to behold his temple.

For there he keeps me safe in his tent 

in the day of evil.

He hides me in the shelter of his tent, 

on a rock he sets me safe.

And now my head shall be raised 

above my foes who surround me,

and I shall offer within his tent 

a sacrifice of joy.

I will sing and make music for the Lord.

Psalm 27.4-6

Return blessings instead

All of you should be like-minded,
sympathetic, loving toward one another,
kindly disposed, and humble. 

      Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult.
      Return a blessing instead.
This you have been called to do,
that you may receive a blessing as your inheritance.

1 Peter 3:8-9

Do shine like the stars

In everything you do,
act without grumbling or arguing;

prove yourselves innocent and straightforward,
children of God beyond reproach
in the midst of a twisted and depraved generation
—among whom you shine like the stars in the sky.

Philippians 2:14-15

God will never fail you

Be strong and courageous;
have no fear or dread of them,
because it is the Lord your God who goes with you;
he will not fail you or forsake you.’

Deuteronomy 31:6