1 Corinthians 13:13

However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.

Take delight in the Lord,
    and he will give you the desires of your heart.

In God, whose word I praise—
in God I trust and am not afraid.
    What can mere mortals do to me?

For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
    his faithfulness continues through all generations.

 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.

 

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.