PSALM 25
(By David)
A Prayer for Guidance and Help

I offer you my heart, LORD God, and I trust you.  Don't make me ashamed or let enemies defeat me.  Don't disappoint any of your worshipers, but disappoint all
deceitful liars.  Show me your paths and teach me to follow; guide me by your truth
and instruct me.  You keep me safe, and I always trust you.

Please, LORD, remember, you have always been patient and kind.  Forget each wrong I did when I was young.  Show how truly kind you are and remember me.  You are honest and merciful, and you teach sinners how to follow your path.

You lead humble people to do what is right and to stay on your path.  In everything you do, you are kind and faithful to everyone who keeps our agreement with you.

Be true to your name, LORD, by forgiving each one of my terrible sins.  You will show the right path to all who worship you.  They will have plenty, and then their children will receive the land.

Our LORD, you are the friend of your worshipers, and you make an agreement with all of us.  I always look to you, because you rescue me from every trap.  I am lonely and troubled. Show that you care and have pity on me.  My awful worries keep growing.  Rescue me from sadness.  See my troubles and misery and forgive my sins.

Look at all my enemies!  See how much they hate me.  I come to you for shelter.  Protect me, keep me safe, and don't disappoint me.  I obey you with all my heart, and I trust you, knowing that you will save me.  Our God, please save Israel from all of its troubles.

MATTHEW 6:24-34

You cannot be the slave of two masters! You will like one more than the other or be more loyal to one than the other. You cannot serve both God and money.  I tell you not to worry about your life. Don't worry about having something to eat, drink, or wear. Isn't life more than food or clothing?  Look at the birds in the sky! They don't plant or harvest. They don't even store grain in barns. Yet your Father in heaven takes care of them. Aren't you worth more than birds?

Can worry make you live longer?  Why worry about clothes? Look how the wild flowers grow. They don't work hard to make their clothes.  But I tell you that Solomon with all his wealth wasn't as well clothed as one of them.  God gives such beauty to everything that grows in the fields, even though it is here today and thrown into a fire tomorrow. He will surely do even more for you! Why do you have such little faith?  Don't worry and ask yourselves, "Will we have anything to eat? Will we have anything to drink? Will we have any clothes to wear?"  Only people who don't know God are always worrying about such things. Your Father in heaven knows that you need all of these.  But more than anything else, put God's work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well.

Don't worry about tomorrow. It will take care of itself. You have enough to worry about today.

MATTHEW 10:26-31

Don't be afraid of anyone! Everything that is hidden will be found out, and every secret will be known.  Whatever I say to you in the dark, you must tell in the light. And you must announce from the housetops whatever I have whispered to you.  Don't be afraid of people. They can kill you, but they cannot harm your soul. Instead, you should fear God who can destroy both your body and your soul in hell.  Aren't two sparrows sold for only a penny? But your Father knows when any one of them falls to the ground.  Even the hairs on your head are counted.  So don't be afraid! You are worth much more than many sparrows.

1 PETER 1:3-5
A Real Reason for Hope

Praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is so good, and by raising Jesus from death, he has given us new life and a hope that lives on. God has something stored up for you in heaven, where it will never decay or be ruined or disappear. 
You have faith in God, whose power will protect you until the last day.  Then he will save you, just as he has always planned to do.

1 PETER 5:7

God cares for you, so turn all your worries over to him.