"And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age." ~ Matthew 20:20b (NRSV)

He picked up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan. ~ 2 Kings 2:13 (NRSV)

Image: Elisha watches Elijah leave in a Chariot of Fire, Caspar Luiken, 1672-1708, from Historiae celebriores Veteris Testamenti Iconibus representatae, at Pitts Theological Library 

Hear then the parable of the sower. ~ Matthew 13:18

Image: A farmer sowing paddy seeds in his paddy at Chathirakudi near Ramanathapuram on Friday. Photo: L. Balachandar   | Photo Credit: L_Balachandar

Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he, in his anger, withheld his compassion? ~ Psalm 77:9

But God said to him, “You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?” ~ Luke 12:20 (NRSV)

Not everyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord”, will enter the kingdom of heaven... ~Matthew 7:21a (NRSV)

Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. ~ Matthew 7:7 (NRSV)

Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow... ~ Matthew 6:28b (NRSV)

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. ~ Matthew 6:21 (NRSV)

... but if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. ~ Matthew 6:15 (NRSV)

Image: The Lord's Prayer, James Tissot (1836-1902)