I am trembling; you have made me as eager for love as a chariot driver is for battle.

I love those who love me; whoever looks for me can find me.

I have not spoken in secret or kept my purpose hidden. I did not require the people of Israel to look for me in a desolate waste. I am the LORD, and I speak the truth; I make known what is right."

Turn to the LORD and pray to him, now that he is near.

Let the wicked leave their way of life and change their way of thinking. Let them turn to the LORD, our God; he is merciful and quick to forgive.

You will seek me, and you will find me because you will seek me with all your heart.

The LORD is good to everyone who trusts in him,

"Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

Your head is held high like Mount Carmel. Your braided hair shines like the finest satin; its beauty could hold a king captive.

The man said, "Let me go; daylight is coming." "I won't, unless you bless me," Jacob answered.

Always remember what you have learned. Your education is your life---guard it well.

Their ancestor Jacob struggled with his twin brother Esau while the two of them were still in their mother's womb; when Jacob grew up, he fought against God---

he fought against an angel and won. He wept and asked for a blessing. And at Bethel God came to our ancestor Jacob and spoke with him.

Suddenly Jesus met them and said, "Peace be with you." They came up to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him.

Jesus said to her, "Mary!" She turned toward him and said in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" (This means "Teacher.")

"Do not hold on to me," Jesus told her, "because I have not yet gone back up to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them that I am returning to him who is my Father and their Father, my God and their God."

I am coming soon. Keep safe what you have, so that no one will rob you of your victory prize.

I will make those who are victorious pillars in the temple of my God, and they will never leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which will come down out of heaven from my God. I will also write on them my new name.

But the people of Jerusalem said, "The LORD has abandoned us! He has forgotten us."

Jerusalem, I can never forget you! I have written your name on the palms of my hands.

Look around and see what is happening! Your people are assembling---they are coming home! As surely as I am the living God, you will be proud of your people, as proud as a bride is of her jewels.

Jerusalem, you have been like a childless woman, but now you can sing and shout for joy. Now you will have more children than a woman whose husband never left her.

You will extend your boundaries on all sides; your people will get back the land that the other nations now occupy. Cities now deserted will be filled with people.

But the heavenly Jerusalem is free, and she is our mother.