God of Hope

. . . we must not only talk about loving people; we must show we love people by what we do for them. We must really love them. (1 John 3:18)

Your love. . . has brought me great joy and much encouragement! You have cheered the hearts of all of God’s people (Philemon 1:7).

Love never fails. . . . And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love (1 Corinthians 13:8,13).

Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart (1 Peter 1:22).

[Love] always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres (1 Corinthians 13:7).

Don’t ever forget [love] and truth. Wear them like a necklace. write them on your heart as if on a tablet (Proverbs 3:3).

God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son.… We love because he first loved us (John 3:16; 1 John 4:19).

 Jesus: “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. . . . . [and] Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:27, 29).

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her (Ephesians 5:25).

Grace, mercy, and peace, which come from God the Father and from Jesus Christ—the Son of the Father—will continue to be with us who live in truth and love (2 John 1:3).

But to you who are willing to listen, I say, “Love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you” (Luke 6:27).

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23).