But no, they were longing for a better, a heavenly, land! And therefore God was not ashamed to be called their God; indeed he had already prepared them a city.

People

For him the watchman opens the door; and the sheep listen to his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.

Be watchful over yourselves, and over the whole flock, of which the Holy Spirit has placed you in charge, to shepherd the Church of God, which he won for himself at the cost of his life.

Once you were straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.

To day

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says-- 'If to-day you hear God's voice,

again God fixed a day. 'To-day,' he said, speaking after a long interval through the mouth of David, in the passage already quoted-- 'If to-day you hear God's voice harden not your hearts.'

If ye

"Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand."

While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and there was a voice from the cloud that said-- "This is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight; him you must hear."

I am standing at the door and knocking! If any one hears my voice and opens the door, I will go in, and will feast with him, and he shall feast with me.