For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.

I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

I am the way and the truth and the life.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 

The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace.