trusting in prayer
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24For this reason, I say to you, all things whatsoever that you ask for when praying: believe that you will receive them, and they will happen for you.
6Be anxious about nothing. But in all things, with prayer and supplication, with acts of thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known to God.
7If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, then you may ask for whatever you will, and it shall be done for you.
24And when Jesus saw the crowd rushing together, he admonished the unclean spirit, saying to him, “Deaf and mute spirit, I command you, leave him; and do not enter into him anymore.”
7The just one will be an everlasting memorial. He will not fear a report of disasters. His heart is prepared to hope in the Lord.
1Now, faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not apparent.
1The Praise of a Canticle, of David. Whoever dwells with the assistance of the Most High will abide in the protection of the God of heaven. 2He will say to the Lord, “You are my supporter and my refuge.” My God, I will hope in him. 3For he has freed me from the snare of those who go hunting, and from the harsh word. 4He will overshadow you with his shoulders, and you will hope under his wings. 5His truth will surround you with a shield. You will not be afraid: before the terror of the night, 6before the arrow flying in the day, before the troubles that wander in the darkness, nor of invasion and the midday demon.
7The Lord is my helper and my protector. In him, my heart has hoped and I have been helped. And my flesh has flourished again. And from my will, I shall confess to him.
6But without faith, it is impossible to please God. For whoever approaches God must believe that he exists, and that he rewards those who seek him.
36But Jesus, having heard the word that was spoken, said to the ruler of the synagogue: “Do not be afraid. You need only believe.”
6Jesus said to him: “I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
5Have confidence in the Lord with all your heart, and do not depend upon your own prudence. 6In all your ways, consider him, and he himself will direct your steps.
8For by grace, you have been saved through faith. And this is not of yourselves, for it is a gift of God.