A lifetime

But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God.

Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who know you, and your righteousness to the upright of heart!

This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man offered for love all the wealth of his house, he would be utterly despised.

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.

Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,

Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.

As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace: