1 Peter 2:9 NIV
 But you are a chosen people,   a royal priesthood,   a holy nation,   God’s special possession,   that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.  
Ecclesiastes 9:8 NIV
 Always be clothed in white,   and always anoint your head with oil.
Isaiah 61:10 NIV
 I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices   in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness,   as a bridegroom adorns his head   like a priest, and as a bride   adorns herself with her jewels. 
Jeremiah 17:7-8 NIV
 “But blessed   is the one who trusts   in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.  They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream.   It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought   and never fails to bear fruit.”   
John 16:20 NIV
 Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn   while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.  
Matthew 5:4 NIV
 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.