Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.

But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’

“You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little. What you brought home, I blew away. Why?” declares the Lord Almighty. “Because of my house, which remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with your own house.

Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.

But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.