The word of God is alive and active. It discerns the thoughts and desires of the human heart.

In Christ, God has reconciled us to himself and entrusted us with the ministry of reconciliation.

Do not be sad or dejected: the joy of God is your strength.

Jesus asked his disciples: “Who do people say I am?” “Some say John the Baptist,” they answered, “some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” “But you,” he said, “who do you say I am?” Peter spoke up and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

God did not make death and takes no pleasure in the destruction of the living. God created all things for life.

Paul wrote to the believers in Thessalonica: Your faith has been a great encouragement to us in the middle of our own distress and hardship.

Jesus said: Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.

A week after the resurrection Jesus came, stood among his discples and said, “Peace be with you.” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not be unbelieving any more but believe.”