Praying Through Scripture with Christina Hannan

"He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities —all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together." Colossians 1:15-17  

"I perceived that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it. God has done it, so that people fear before him." Ecclesiastes 3:14  

"O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. Here is the sea, great and wide, which teems with creatures innumerable, living things both small and great." Psalm 104:24-25  

"Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!" Psalm 34:8

"If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, 'Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.'" John 7:37–38

"When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory." Colossians 3:4

"For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God." Colossians 3:3 

"But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8

"Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God." 2 Corinthians 5:20

"By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." John 13:35 

"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another." John 13:34

"For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." 1 Corinthians 1:18   

"He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it." 1 Thessalonians 5:24   

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you." 1 Peter 1:3–4  

"Then you will walk on your way securely, and your foot will not stumble. If you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet. Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of the ruin of the wicked, when it comes, for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught." — Proverbs 3:23–26

"For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace." John 1:16  

"Look among the nations, and see; wonder and be astounded. For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told." Habakkuk 1:5

"Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!" Romans 7:24-25 

"For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control." 2 Timothy 1:7  

"I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak; and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them in justice." Ezekiel 34:16   

"The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him." Nahum 1:7

"For the protection of wisdom is like the protection of money, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it." Ecclesiastes 7:12   

"For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well." Psalm 139:13–14   

"I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken." Psalm 16:8

"The saying is trustworthy: If we have died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us." 2 Timothy 2:11–12