“Lord, great and awesome God, you who keep your merciful covenant toward those who love you and observe your commandments!

Beloved: Bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God.

The Lord said to Abram: “Go forth from the land of your kinsfolk and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you.

Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.

Moses spoke to the people, saying: “This day the Lord, your God, commands you to observe these statutes and decrees.