Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires. So, get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls. ~ James 1:19-21  

O God, you are my God;     I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you;     my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land     where there is no water. I have seen you in your sanctuary     and gazed upon your power and glory. Your unfailing love is better than life itself;     how I praise you! I will praise you as long as I live,     lifting up my hands to you in prayer. You satisfy me more than the richest feast.     I…

When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him For You have made him a little lower than the angels, and You have crowned him with glory and honor. You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet… O Lord, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth!…

“God alone understands the way to wisdom;     he knows where it can be found,      for he looks throughout the whole earth     and sees everything under the heavens.  He decided how hard the winds should blow     and how much rain should fall. He made the laws for the rain     and laid out a path for the lightning.  Then he saw wisdom and evaluated it.     He set it in place and examined it thoroughly. And this is what he says to all humanity: ‘The reverence…

The way of those who are right is like the early morning light. It shines brighter and brighter until the perfect day.   The way of the sinful is like darkness. They do not know what they trip over. ~ Proverbs 4:18  

Be strong and have strength of heart! Do not be afraid or lose faith. For the Lord your God is with you anywhere you go. ~ Joshua 1:9