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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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