Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.

I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?

Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.

Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all.

The Lord sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts.

Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.

Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely.

You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

“Abba, Father,” he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.”

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.