I pray that you exercise great faith and increase and abound in love.

“though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.” (1Cor 13:2)

“And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you” (1Thes 3:12)

“We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other” (2Thes 1:3)

“So the Lord said, If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea, and it would obey you.” (Lk 17:6)

“for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, Move from here to there, and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matt 17:20)

“to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.” (2Pet 1:7)

“When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!” (Matt 8:10)

“When Jesus heard these things, He marveled at him, and turned around and said to the crowd that followed Him, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!” (Lk 7:9)

“Then Jesus answered and said to her, O woman, great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” (Matt 15:28)

“Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God” (1Thes 4:1)

“For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (2Pet 1:8)

“I know your works, love, service, faith, and your patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first.” (Rev 2:19)

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.” (Jn 13:34)

“By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” (Jn 13:35)

“This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” (Jn 15:12)

“These things I command you, that you love one another.” (Jn 15:17)

“Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another” (Rom 12:10)

“Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.” (Rom 13:8)

“For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.” (Gal 5:13)

“with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love” (Eph 4:2)

“But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another” (1Thes 4:9)

“And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works” (Heb 10:24)

“Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart” (1Pet 1:22)

“Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous” (1Pet 3:8)

“And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” (1Pet 4:8)

“For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another” (1Jn 3:11)

“And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment.” (1Jn 3:23)

“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.” (1Jn 4:7)

“Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” (1Jn 4:11)

“No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.” (1Jn 4:12)

“And now I plead with you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but that which we have had from the beginning: that we love one another.” (2Jn 2:5)

Reading: 1Cor 13-15; Lk 1