Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
When anxiety was great within me,
your consolation brought me joy.
Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had.
I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
We love because He first loved us.
How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears.
There is no one holy like the Lord;
there is no one besides you;
there is no Rock like our God.
"The Lord is near to these who are discouraged;he saves those who lost all hope."
Psalm 39:18