Luke 2:37
And then a widow, till she had reached the age of eighty-four. She never left the Temple Courts, but, fasting and praying, worshiped God night and day.
2 Corinthians 3:18
And all of us, with faces from which the veil is lifted, seeing, as if reflected in a mirror, the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into his likeness, from glory to glory, as it is given by the Lord, the Spirit.
Matthew 6:33
But first seek his Kingdom and the righteousness that he requires, and then all these things shall be added for you.
Matthew 7:7-8
Ask, and your prayer shall be granted; search, and you shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.
Luke 11:9-10
And so I say to you--Ask, and your prayer shall be granted: search, and you shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.
Luke 13:24
"Strive to go in by the small door. Many, I tell you, will seek to go in, but they will not be able,
Luke 18:1
Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and never despair.
2 Corinthians 4:6
Indeed, the same God who said 'Out of darkness light shall shine,' has shone in upon our hearts, so that we should bring out into the light the knowledge of the glory of God, seen in the face of Christ.
Philippians 3:13
For I, Brothers, do not regard myself as having yet laid hold of it. But this one thing I do--forgetting what lies behind, and straining every nerve for that which lies in front,
1 Timothy 5:5
As for the woman who is really widowed and left quite alone, her hopes are fixed on God, and she devotes herself to prayers and supplications night and day.
Hebrews 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please him, for he who comes to God must believe that God exists, and that he rewards those who seek for him.
Luke 10:42
But only a few are necessary, or rather one. Mary has chosen the good part, and it shall not be taken away from her."