A Verse to Carry With You

Kindness

How we treat others is how we live our faith.

Compassion

To see others clearly — and be genuinely moved.

Anxiety

Scripture meets worry with honesty — and an invitation.

Forgiveness

One of the hardest things Jesus asks — and the most freeing.

Hope

Confident expectation, grounded in something solid.

Peace

Shalom — wholeness, even when things are unsettled.

Neighbors

Love your neighbor as yourself — the second great commandment.

Hospitality

Scripture on welcoming the stranger — unusually direct.

Gratitude

A practice to return to — not a feeling to wait for.

Service

The greatest among you will be your servant.

Money

Jesus on wealth — more direct than most churches let on.

Generosity

Open wide thine hand — giving as a command, not a suggestion.

the Poor

Whatever you do for the least of these, you do for me.

Judgment

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

Love

Love your enemies — the most radical teaching in the Gospels.

Peacemakers

Blessed are the peacemakers — from the Sermon on the Mount.

Hypocrisy

Jesus reserved his harshest words for religious hypocrites.

Mercy

I desire mercy, not sacrifice — quoted twice by Jesus.

Humility

The first shall be last, and the last shall be first.

Truth

The truth shall set you free.

Justice

Let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a stream.

Strength

Renewed strength for those who wait on the Lord.

Healing

He healeth the broken in heart and bindeth up their wounds.

Grief

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart.

Friendship

A friend loveth at all times — the real kind.

Prayer

Pray without ceasing — a posture, not a schedule.

Fear

'Fear not' appears over 300 times in scripture.

Loneliness

He sets the solitary in families. You are not alone.

Losing a Friend

Scripture names the pain of losing someone you trusted.

Betrayal

David, Jesus, Paul — betrayal runs through the Bible.

Strength in Hard Times

For those with nothing left — he gives power to the faint.

Healing from Hurt

He bindeth up the wounds. Slowly, carefully, faithfully.

Grief and Loss

Weeping may endure for a night — joy cometh in the morning.

Fear of the Future

The future is not unknown to God. You will not face it alone.

Bible Verses for Anxiety at Night

He that keepeth thee will not slumber. You can rest.

Difficult People

Love your enemies. Jesus was thorough about this.

Forgiving Yourself

The cleansing is complete. The limitation is on our side.

Bible Verses for When God Feels Distant

Even the Psalms cry: why art thou so far from me?

Starting Over

New every morning — the new thing springs from the barren place.

Bible Verses for Caregivers

What you do for the least of these, you do for Jesus.

Waiting on God

The waiting is not wasted. It is doing something.

Trust

Trust is not the absence of fear — it is what you do while afraid.

Healing from Sickness

Scripture sits inside the tension of illness honestly.

Immigrants & the Stranger

The stranger shall be as one born among you — love him as thyself.

Equality

God is no respecter of persons — all one in Christ Jesus.

Unity

How good it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.

Accepting Others

Receive ye one another, as Christ also received us.

Loving One Another

A new commandment: that ye love one another.

Helping Others

Bear ye one another's burdens — including the stranger's.

Faith

Faith which worketh by love — belief that moves.

Encouragement

Comfort and edify one another — strength to give away.

Patience

Charity suffereth long — patience is love over time.

Anger

A soft answer turneth away wrath. Reconcile first.

Forgiving Others

Seventy times seven — and feed even your enemy.

Wisdom

Wisdom from above: peaceable, gentle, full of mercy.

God's Love

God so loved the world — whosoever.

Joy

The joy of the LORD is your strength.

Comfort

Comforted, so that we can comfort others.