I patiently waited, Lord , for you to hear my prayer. You listened and pulled me from a lonely pit full of mud and mire. You let me stand on a rock with my feet firm, Psalms 40:1‭-‬2 CEV https://bible.com/bible/392/psa.40.1-2.CEV

The meaning of life, from the biblical perspective, is not about power but about love—not about transactions but about relationships. That is quite different from the modern secular narrative. Rebecca Manley Pippert

From dawn until sunset the name of the Lord deserves to be praised. Psalms 113:3 CEV https://bible.com/verse-of-the-day/psa.113.3/46351

Love each other as brothers and sisters and honor others more than you do yourself. Romans 12:10 CEV https://bible.com/bible/392/rom.12.10.CEV

The question people want an answer to, whether or not they realize it, is: Is there a story that is big enough to build our lives upon—a story that gives our lives ultimate meaning and purpose? Rebecca Manley Pippert

and think the same way that Christ Jesus thought: Philippians 2:5 CEV https://bible.com/bible/392/php.2.5.CEV

But here is the foundation of staying salt: apart from him, we can do nothing of any eternal significance; with him, we can do what God desires and our world still so needs—we can speak of Jesus. Rebecca Manley Pippert