The cards that went in the boxes.

“Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, but encouraging one another.”

“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”

“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.”

“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

“Be still, and know that I am God.”

“You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.”

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

“The Lord watches over you — the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.”

“Whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst.”

“The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.”

“Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.”

“Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.”

“Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”

“The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.”

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.”

“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.”

“She gets up while it is still night; she provides food for her family.”

“That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither.”

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”

“In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”

“Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.”

“He is not here; he has risen!”

“But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.”

“Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love.”

“Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”

“Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”

“We love because he first loved us.”

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.”

“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you.”