I tell you, my friends,
do not be afraid of those who kill the body
and after can do no more.
But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who,
after killing the body, has the power to throw you into hell.
Yes, I tell you, fear Him.
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies?
Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed,
The very hairs of your head are numbered.
Do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
- Luke 12:4-7
Love your enemies and pray for those that persecute you,
that you may be sons of your Father in heaven.
He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good,
and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
- Matthew 5:44-45
My son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline,
and do not lose heart when He rebukes you,
because the Lord disciplines those He loves,
and He punishes everyone He accepts as a son.
- Hebrews 12:6
Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine
and puts them into practice is like a wise man
who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose,
and the winds blew and beat against the house;
yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation in the rock.
- Matthew 7:24
When you have come to the end of yourself,
you have come to the beginning of God.
- Anon