Thus says the Lord: “See, I am sending an angel before you, to guard you on the way and bring you to the place I have prepared.

Job said:/ Pity me, pity me, O you my friends,/ for the hand of God has struck me!/ Why do you hound me as though you were divine,/ and insatiably prey upon me?

I know well that it is so;/ but how can a man be ­justified before God?/ Should one wish to contend with him,/ he could not answer him once in a thousand times./ God is wise in heart and mighty in strength;/ who has withstood him and remained unscathed?

War broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels battled against the dragon.

As I watched:/ Thrones were set up/ and the Ancient One took his throne./ His clothing was bright as snow,/ and the hair on his head as white as wool;/ His throne was flames of fire,/ with wheels of burning fire./ A surging stream of fire/ flowed out from where he sat;/ Thousands upon thousands were ministering to him,/ and myriads upon myriads attended him.

One day, when the angels of God came to present themselves before the Lord, Satan also came among them.

Brothers and sisters: If there is any encouragement in Christ, any solace in love, any participation in the Spirit, any compassion and mercy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, with the same love, united in heart, thinking one thing.

Thus says the Lord: You say, “The Lord’s way is not fair!” Hear now, house of Israel: Is it my way that is unfair, or rather, are not your ways unfair?

Rejoice, O young man, while you are young/ and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth./ Follow the ways of your heart,/ the vision of your eyes;/ Yet understand that as regards all this/ God will bring you to judgment./ Ward off grief from your heart/ and put away trouble from your presence,/ though the dawn of youth is fleeting.

There is an appointed time for everything,/ and a time for every thing under the heavens./ A time to be born, and a time to die;/ a time to plant, and a time to uproot the plant./ A time to kill, and a time to heal;/ a time to tear down, and a time to build./ A time to weep, and a time to laugh;/ a time to mourn, and a time to dance./ A time to scatter stones, and a time to gather them;/ a time to embrace, and a time to be far from embraces./ A time to seek, and a time to lose;/ a time to keep, and a time to cast away./ A time to rend, and a time to sew;/ a time to be silent, and a time to speak./ A time to love, and a time to hate;/ a time of war, and a time of peace.