20 And you are not abandoned in your struggle for the crown of life. Your Father lives, and you shall live.
21 God has a care for every living thing. He numbers stars, and suns, and moons;
22 He numbers angels, men, and every thing below; the birds, the flowers, the trees;
23 The very petals of the rose he knows by name, and every one is numbered in his Book of Life;
24 And every hair upon your head, and every drop of blood within your veins, he knows by number and by rythm.
25 He hears the birdling’s call, the cricket’s chirp, the glow worm’s song; and not a sparrow falls to earth without his knowledge and consent.
26 A sparrow seems a thing of little worth; yea, five of them are worth two farthings in the market place, and yet God cares for every one of them.
27 Will he not care much more for you who bear his image in your soul?
28 Fear not to make confession of the Christ before the sons of men, and God will own you as his sons and daughters in the presence of the host of heaven.
29 If you deny the Christ before the sons of men, then God will not receive you as his own before the hosts of heaven.