“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10 (NRSV)

“God, the one and only—I’ll wait as long as God says. Everything I hope for comes from the Creator, so why not? God is the solid rock under my feet, breathing room for my soul, An impregnable castle: I’m set for life.” Psalm 62:5-6  (MSG)

“Dear friends, do you think you’ll get anywhere in this if you learn all the right words but never do anything? Does merely talking about faith indicate that a person really has it? For instance, you come upon an old friend dressed in rags and half-starved and say, “Good morning, friend! Be clothed in Christ! Be filled with the Holy Spirit!” and walk off without providing so much as a coat or a cup of soup—where does that get you? Isn’t it obvious that God-talk without God-acts is outrageous nonsense?”  James 2:15-17

“The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.”  Luke 24:5 (NRSV)

^“So then, putting away falsehood, let all of us speak the truth to our neighbors, for we are members of one another.  Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,  and do not make room for evil.”  Ephesians 4:25-27  NRSV)

“When you help someone out, don’t think about how it looks. Just do it—quietly and unobtrusively. That is the way your God, who conceived you in love, working behind the scenes, helps you out.” Matthew 6:4