My whole being yearns for your saving help! I wait for your promise. — Psalm 119:81 (CEB)
Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. — Colossians 3:14 (NLT)
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. — Romans 15:13 (ESV)
We know that God works all things together for good for the ones who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose. — Romans 8:28 (CEB)
My suffering was good for me, because through it I learned your statutes. — Psalm 119:71 (CEB)
Through his honor and glory he has given us his precious and wonderful promises, that you may share the divine nature and escape from the world’s immorality that sinful craving produces. — 2 Peter 1:4 (CEB)
Know that Yahweh your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His gracious covenant loyalty for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commands. — Deuteronomy 7:9 (HCSB)
but honor the Messiah as Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to give a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you. — 1 Peter 3:15 (HCSB)
For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time—to show us his grace through Christ Jesus. — 2 Timothy 1:9 (NLT)
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
But I will keep watching for the Lord; I will wait for the God who delivers me. My God will hear my lament. -- Micah 7:7 NET
Turn my heart to your laws, not to greedy gain. Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Make me live by your way. — Psalm 119:36-37 (CEB)
Examine me, God! Look at my heart! Put me to the test! Know my anxious thoughts! Look to see if there is any idolatrous way in me, then lead me on the eternal path! — Psalm 139:23-24 (CEB)
These words that I am commanding you today must always be on your minds. Recite them to your children. Talk about them when you are sitting around your house and when you are out and about, when you are lying down and when you are getting up. — Deuteronomy 6:6-7 (CEB)
How can young people keep their paths pure? By guarding them according to what you’ve said. — Psalm 119:9 (CEB)
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. — Hebrews 13:16 (ESV)
So the Lord must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. For the Lord is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for his help. — Isaiah 30:18 (NLT)
This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. — Joshua 1:9 (NLT)
It’s far better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust any human leader. — Psalm 118:9 (CEB)
Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth. My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever. — Psalm 73:25-26 (NLT)
Those who worship worthless idols forfeit the mercy that could be theirs. -- Jonah 2:8 (NET)
Not to us, Lord, not to us—no, but to your own name give glory because of your loyal love and faithfulness! — Psalm 115:1 (CEB)
Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions. — 1 John 3:18 (NLT)
This is how the love of God is revealed to us: God has sent his only Son into the world so that we can live through him. — 1 John 4:9 (CEB)
He replied, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: You must love your neighbor as you love yourself. — Matthew 22:37-39 (CEB)
God’s handiwork is honesty and justice; all God’s rules are trustworthy—they are established always and forever: they are fulfilled with truth and right doing. — Psalm 111:7-8 (CEB)
There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male or female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. — Galatians 3:28 (HCSB)
Amos 5:12-13 NET
[12] Certainly I am aware of your many rebellious acts and your numerous sins. You torment the innocent, you take bribes, and you deny justice to the needy at the city gate. [13] For this reason whoever is smart keeps quiet in such a time, for it is an evil time.
If you plan to do evil, you will be lost; if you plan to do good, you will receive unfailing love and faithfulness. — Proverbs 14:22 (NLT)
Yet even now, says the Lord, return to me with all your hearts, with fasting, with weeping, and with sorrow; tear your hearts and not your clothing. Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, very patient, full of faithful love, and ready to forgive. — Joel 2:12-13 (CEB)
The commandments: Do not commit adultery; do not murder; do not steal; do not covet; and whatever other commandment—all are summed up by this: Love your neighbor as yourself. Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Love, therefore, is the fulfillment of the law. — Romans 13:9-10 (HCSB)
For the Lord hears the needy and does not despise his own who are in bonds. — Psalm 69:33 (NRSV)
Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends. — Proverbs 17:9 (NLT)
The people who uphold justice, who always do what is right, are truly happy! — Psalm 106:3 (CEB)
It is useless; it is like chasing the wind. It is better to be satisfied with what you have than to be always wanting something else. — Ecclesiastes 6:9 (GNT)
So now, those who are in Christ Jesus are not judged guilty. — Romans 8:1 (NCV)
I’m convinced that nothing can separate us from God’s love in Christ Jesus our Lord: not death or life, not angels or rulers, not present things or future things, not powers or height or depth, or any other thing that is created. — Romans 8:38-39 (CEB)
Let my praise be pleasing to him; I’m rejoicing in the Lord! — Psalm 104:34 (CEB)
This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! -- 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT)
Let my whole being bless the Lord and never forget all his good deeds: — Psalm 103:2 (CEB)
I will strengthen the weary and renew those who are weak. — Jeremiah 31:25 (CEB)
God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him won’t perish but will have eternal life. — John 3:16 (CEB)
Love finds no joy in unrighteousness but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. — 1 Corinthians 13:6-7 (HCSB)
Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not conceited, does not act improperly, is not selfish, is not provoked, and does not keep a record of wrongs. — 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 (HCSB)
Those of you who love the Lord, hate evil! God guards the lives of his faithful ones, delivering them from the power of the wicked. — Psalm 97:10 (CEB)
