Responding with faith, hope, and love
13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
We will respond to all things with faith, not fear.
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
We are reminded there is hope
19 When anxiety was great within me,
your consolation brought me joy.
7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you
We are reminded there is hope in this world and beyond
13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul
We embrace love and give love
31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written:
“For your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” g
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.