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Psalm 1

Blessed is the man ... [whose] delight is in the law of the LORD,

and on his law he meditates day and night.

He is like a tree planted by streams of water,

which yields its fruit in season

and whose leaf does not wither.


Luke 10

[Martha] had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"

"Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her." 


John 15

Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit my itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such ranches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 


Gal 5

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, entleness and self-control.


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