During the time young Samuel was minister to the Lord under Eli, a revelation of the Lord was uncommon and vision infrequent.

Hannah rose after a meal at Shiloh, and presented herself before the Lord; at the time, Eli the priest was sitting on a chair near the doorpost of the Lord’s temple.

There was a certain man from Ramathaim, Elkanah by name, a Zuphite from the hill country of Ephraim.

Peter proceeded to speak to those gathered in the house of Cornelius, saying: “In truth, I see that God shows no partiality.

Thus says the Lord:/ Here is my servant whom I uphold,/ my chosen one with whom I am pleased,/ upon whom I have put my spirit;/ he shall bring forth justice to the nations,/ not crying out, not shouting,/ not making his voice heard in the street./ A bruised reed he shall not break,/ and a smoldering wick he shall not quench,/ until he establishes justice on the earth;/ the coastlands will wait for his teaching.

Beloved: We have this confidence in him that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

Beloved: Who indeed is the victor over the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

Beloved, we love God because he first loved us.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also must love one another.

Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God.