…Don’t be afraid! 

       I am the First and the Last. 

       I am the living one. 

       I died, but look—

       I am alive forever and ever! 

And I hold the keys 

       of death and the grave.

           Revelation 2:17-18

I am the Alpha and the Omega—
the beginning and the end,
says the Lord God.
“I am the one who is,
who always was,
and who is still to come—
the Almighty One.”
Revelation 1:8

Now all glory to God, 

   who is able to keep you 

      from falling away 

         and will bring you with great joy 

            into his glorious presence 

               without a single fault.

                       Jude 24

…to all who have been called 

    by God the Father, 

        who loves you 

            and keeps you safe 

                in the care of Jesus Christ. 

May God give you more and more 

    mercy, 

         peace, 

             and love.

                                 Jude 1:1-2

Whoever has the Son has life; 

   whoever does not have God’s Son 

      does not have life.

          1 John 5:12

…we have seen with our own eyes 

    and now testify 

        that the Father sent his Son 

            to be the Savior of the world. 

All who confess that 

    Jesus is the Son of God 

        have God living in them, 

            and they live in God.

1 John 4:14-15

…God elevated him 

   to the place of highest honor 

      and gave him the name 

         above all other names, 

that at the name of Jesus 

   every knee should bow, 

      in heaven and on earth 

         and under the earth, 

and every tongue confess 

   that Jesus Christ is Lord, 

      to the glory of God the Father.

              Philippians 2:9-11

This is real love—
not that we loved God,
but that he loved us
and sent his Son
as a sacrifice
to take away our sins.
1 John 4:10

And this is his commandment:
We must believe
in the name of his Son,
Jesus Christ,
and love one another,
just as he commanded us.
1 John 3:23

(Pileated Woodpecker)

…God is greater than our feelings,
and he knows everything.
1 John 3:30