Thursday 22 October 2026

14For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,15from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,16that he would grant you,according to the riches of his glory,that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,17that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith,to the end that you,being rooted and grounded in love,18may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the widthand length and height and depth,19and to know Christ’s love which surpasses knowledge,that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

20Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above allthat we ask or think,according to the power that works in us,21to him be the glory in the assemblyand in Christ Jesus to all generations,forever and ever. Amen.

1Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous!Praise is fitting for the upright.2Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre.Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.

4For the Lord’s word is right.All his work is done in faithfulness.5He loves righteousness and justice.The earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord.

11The counsel of the Lord stands fast forever,the thoughts of his heart to all generations.12Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

18Behold, the Lord’s eye is on those who fear him,on those who hope in his loving kindness,19to deliver their soul from death,to keep them alive in famine.

49“I came to throw fire on the earth.I wish it were already kindled.50But I have a baptism to be baptized with,and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!51Do you think that I have come to give peace on the earth?I tell you, no, but rather division.52For from now on, there will be five in one house divided,three against two,and two against three.53They will be divided,father against son,and son against father;mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother;mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law,and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”