“Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan!  You are a stumbling block to me;

“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice,

“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