That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.

Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.

For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.

He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.

Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me.

A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.

I can do all this through him who gives me strength.

Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.