Week 8 --- Hebrews 10:22-24

Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance
of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and
having our bodies washed with pure water. 23Let us hold unswervingly to the hope
we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24And let us consider how we may
spur one another on toward love and good deeds.

Week 7 --- Romans 1:9-12

And God, whom I so love to worship and serve by spreading the
good news of his Son—the Message!—knows that every time I think of you in my
prayers, which is practically all the time, I ask him to clear the way for me to
come and see you. The longer this waiting goes on, the deeper the ache. I so
want to be there to deliver God's gift in person and watch you grow stronger
right before my eyes! But don't think I'm not expecting to get something out of
this, too! You have as much to give me as I do to you.

Week 6 --- Lamentations 3:55-57

"I called out your name, O God, called from the bottom of the
pit. You listened when I called out, 'Don't shut your ears! Get me out of
here! Save me!' You came close when I called out. You said, 'It's going to be
all right.'

Week 5 --- Romans 2:4

God is kind, but he's not soft. In kindness he takes us firmly by the hand and leads us into a radical life-change.