Proverbs 31: 10-13. 19-20. 30-31
Wisdom is likened to a perfect wife, who cares for all and inspires all. 

1 Thessalonians 5: 1-6
The future may be hidden from sight, Paul tells us, but we do no live in the dark. 

Matthew 25: 14-30
Life is a gift and a responsibility, Jesus says. Be good and faithful servants. 

Ezekiel 47: 1-2. 8-9. 12
The life-giving water pouring from the Temple turns the lifeless salt water of the Dead Sea into a place of abundance that refreshes the whole earth. 

1 Corinthians 3: 9-11. 16-17
The people of God, the Church, is the dwelling place of God today as the Temple was in Jerusalem. 

John 2: 13-22
Jesus promises to raise up the sanctuary that is destroyed, but he is talking about his body and the resurrection. 

Apocalypse 7: 2-4. 9-14
The Apocalypse records a vision of the holy ones who, having endured persecution, now offer worship to God in heaven. 

1 John 3: 1-3
The writer encourages us to look forward in hope to the time when we shall see God. 

Matthew 5: 1-12
Jesus tells his disciples the way to the blessings of happiness in God’s Kingdom. 

Exodus 22: 20-26
A list of rules given by the Lord to Moses to pass on to the Israelites: not to be harsh to widows or orphans, not to play the usurer with poor people, and to return promptly what has been borrowed. 

1 Thessalonians 1: 5-10
The spread of the Good news in the form of the power of the Holy Spirit and utter conviction. 

Matthew 22: 34-40
Jesus tells the Pharisees the Sadducees the two greatest commandments: to love God with all your heart and soul; and to love your neighbour as yourself. 

Isaiah 45: 1. 4-6
There is only one God, there is no other. 

1 Thessalonians 1: 1-5
Paul speaks about the faith, love and hope of the Church in Thessalonika. 

Matthew 22: 15-21
Jesus is tested by the Pharisees, on the question of tax to be paid to the Romans.