“I pray that [God] may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him, so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you…” -- Ephesians 1:17-18 }}

“For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.” -- Luke 19:10

“The promises of the Lord are promises that are pure, silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times.” -- Psalm 12:6

“So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest-time, if we do not give up.” -- Galatians 6:9

“Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and reverence.” -- 1 Peter 3:15-16

“The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.” -- James 5:16b

“You also must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near.” -- James 5:8

“I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land.” -- Psalm 143:6

“…the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.” -- James 3:17

“O Lord, I have heard of your renown, and I stand in awe, O Lord, of your work. In our own time revive it; in our own time make it known; in wrath may you remember mercy.” -- Habakkuk 3:2