There are so many to list, I probably should just publish the whole
Bible, but here are a few of my favorites.
| Jesus
replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your
heart and with all your soul and with all your
mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment.
And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as
yourself..' All the Law and the Prophets hang on
these two commandments." |
Matthew 22:37-40 |
Listen to
me your father, O children; and act accordingly, that
you may be kept in safety. For the Lord honored the
father above the children, and he confirmed the right of
the mother over her sons. Whoever honors his father
atones for sins, and whoever glorifies his mother is
like one who lays up treasure. Whoever honors his father
will be gladdened by his own children, and when he prays
he will be heard. Whoever glorifies his father will have
long life, and whoever obeys the Lord will refresh his
mother; he will serve his parents as his masters. Honor
your father by word and deed, that a blessing from him
may come upon you. For a father's blessing strengthens
the houses of the children, but a mother's curse uproots
their foundations.
Do not glorify yourself by dishonoring your father, for
your father's dishonor is no glory to you. For a man's
glory comes from honoring his father, and it is a
disgrace for children not to respect their mother. O
son, help your father in his old age, and do not grieve
him as long as he lives; even if he is lacking in
understanding, show forbearance; in all your strength do
not despise him. For kindness to a father will not be
forgotten, and against your sins it will be credited to
you; in the day of your affliction it will be remembered
in your favor; as frost in fair weather, your sins will
melt away. Whoever forsakes his father is like a
blasphemer, and whoever angers his mother is cursed by
the Lord. |
Sirach 3: 1-16 |
| Ask and
it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock
and the door will be opened to you. |
Matthew 7:7 |
| Honor God
in all things. |
Exodus 20:3, 1
Corinthians 6:20 |
| Seek
God's face regularly. |
1 Chronicles
16:11 |
| Serve the
common good. |
1 Corinthians
12:7 |
|
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it
does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is
not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no
record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but
rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always
trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies,
they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be
stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when
perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. When I was a
child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I
reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put
childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor
reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to
face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even
as I am fully known.
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But
the greatest of these is love.
|
1 Corinthians
13:4-13 |
| Seek God's
will as they solve problems. |
Romans 15:30-33 |
| Have a
heart for justice and righting wrongs. |
Psalm 106:3 |
| Will make
the most of every opportunity. |
Ephesians
5:15-17 |
| Live a
life characterized by power, love and self-discipline. |
2 Timothy 1:7 |
| Find
refuge and protection in God. |
Psalm 91:1-2 |
| Seek
God's protection from all evil. |
2
Thessalonians 3:3 |
| Be humble. |
Ephesians 4:2 |
| Have a
servant's heart. |
John 13:14 |
| Practice
faithful, daily prayer. |
Luke 11:9-10 |
|
The Lord said to Moses, "Tell Aaron and his sons, 'This is
how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:
"The Lord bless you and keep you;
The Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to
you;
The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace"
"So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will
bless them."
|
Numbers
6:22-27 |