“As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.  Be completely humble and gentle;

“I am the vine; you are the branches.  If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit;

“Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, …

“He said to them, “How foolish you are, …

We begin our prayer time in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. + Amen.

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.  Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23

“Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering” Hebrews 10:32

“This, then, is how you should pray” Matthew 6:9

“When I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.” Ezekiel 3:18

“Do not repay anyone evil for evil.  Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.  If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.  Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord.”  Romans 12:17-19