farewell

²⁴‘May the Lord bless you and keep you. ²⁵May the Lord reveal his face to you and take pity on you. ²⁶May the Lord turn his countenance toward you and grant peace to you.’

¹¹As to the rest, brothers, rejoice, be perfect, be encouraged, have the same mind, have peace. And so the God of peace and love will be with you.

²⁸And we know that, for those who love God, all things work together unto good, for those who, in accordance with his purpose, are called to be saints.

¹⁷Every excellent gift and every perfect gift is from above, descending from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor any shadow of alteration.

¹¹For I know the thoughts that I think over you, says the Lord: thoughts of peace and not of affliction, so that I may give you patience and an end.

¹²in hope, rejoicing; in tribulation, enduring; in prayer, ever-willing;

¹A Canticle in steps. I have lifted up my eyes to the mountains; from thence help will come to me. ²My help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. ³May he not allow your foot to be moved, and may he not slumber, who guards you. ⁴Behold, he who guards Israel will neither sleep, nor slumber. ⁵The Lord is your keeper, the Lord is your protection, above your right hand. ⁶The sun will not burn you by day, nor the moon by night.

⁷For you will give him as a blessing forever and ever. You will make him rejoice with gladness in your presence.

²³The steps of a man will be directed by the Lord, and he will choose his way.

¹⁰Concerning the rest, brothers, be strengthened in the Lord, by the power of his virtue.

¹The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, in order to make known to his servants the things that must soon occur, and which he signified by sending his Angel to his servant John;

¹⁶Then may the Lord of peace himself give you an everlasting peace, in every place. May the Lord be with all of you.