Daily Reading for Personal Growth, 40 Days with God

⁴ Rejoice in the Lord always—again I will say, rejoice! ⁵ Let your gentleness be known to all people. The Lord is near. ⁶ Do not be anxious about anything—but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. ⁷ And the shalom of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Messiah Yeshua.^[a]

⁸ Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any virtue and if there is anything worthy of praise—dwell on these things. ⁹ What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—put these things into practice, and the God of shalom will be with you.