
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Now the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, and your relatives, and your father’s house, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who treats you with contempt. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM,” and he said, “You shall tell the children of Israel this: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.

A Psalm by David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.

For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says the LORD, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

Pray like this: “‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.

But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock.

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.