‘And there came an angel of the Lord, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite:  and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

‘And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.’ —Luke 19:4

‘And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.’ —Luke 19:6

‘Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?

‘Abstain from all appearance of evil.’

‘Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.’

‘In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.’

‘Pray without ceasing.’

‘Rejoice evermore.’

‘And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.’

‘All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.’

‘This love of which I speak is slow to lose patience—it looks for a way of being constructive.  It is not possessive:  it is neither anxious to impress nor does it cherish inflated ideas of its own importance.