Through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.”

The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.

But You, O God the Lord, deal with me for Your name’s sake; because Your mercy is good, deliver me.

“””Prayer”” is not just to pray for ones desires or to intercede on someones’s behalf, but it is to first approach God’s spiritual presence and to immerse oneself in the light of the Holy Spirit. When one is baptized in God’s Spirit, ones heart burns aflame and love wells up.

He will not cry out, nor raise His voice, nor cause His voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed He will not break, and smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth.

You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. For My own sake, for My own sake, I will do it; for how should My name be profaned? And I will not give My glory to another.