Jesus said: The kingdom of God is like this: A person scatters seed on the land. Night and day, while they sleep and when they are awake, the seed sprouts and grows, they do not know how.

Paul writes: Do not let anything worry you, but in every situation, by prayer with thanksgiving, let God know your desires.

Jeremiah said: You know me, Lord, and you see me. You know that my heart is with you.

From the prophet Isaiah: For the sake of my people, I shall not keep silent. I shall not rest until her justice shines out like the breaking of day. And then all will see your justice, and you will be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will bestow.

When God began creating the heavens and the earth, God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good.

Jesus said: Come to me, you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest.

Console my people, says your God, console them and speak to their hearts.

Paul writes: Anyone who is in Christ is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come.