Hebrews 1&2

Lord Jesus, you are God. God, our father, has given you a throne forever and ever; a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, our father, has anointed you with the oil of gladness more than anyone.

You, Lord Jesus, laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. The world grows old and changes, but you are always the same, and your years do not fail.

God, the Father, loves you. He crowns you with glory and honor. He puts all things in subjection under your feet. He made you lower than the angels only in that you would suffer death.

You, Lord Jesus, for whom and by whom all things were made, would be made perfect through suffering.

In as much as we children have partaken of flesh and blood, you also shared in that, through death, that you would destroy him who had the power over death, that is the devil, and thereby, you would release all of us, who are yours, from the lifetime bondage of the fear of death.