Ecclesiastes 1:2-5

    [2] Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher,
        vanity of vanities! All is vanity. 
    [3] What does man gain by all the toil
        at which he toils under the sun? 
    [4] A generation goes, and a generation comes,
        but the earth remains forever. 
    [5] The sun rises, and the sun goes down,
        and hastens to the place where it rises.

Jeremiah 29:11-12

    [11] For I know full well the plans I have for you,
         plans for your welfare and not for your misfortune,
         plans that will offer you a future filled with hope.

    [12] When you call out to me and come forth and pray to me,
         I will listen to you.