Amos, in a effort to warn the people tells them to seek the Lord and live. He tells them that God plans destruction, but if they turn to him, perhaps he will be gracious to them. He calls them to seek good, and hate evil, and to to justice.
Blessed are those who walk with other upright people. They delight in God, and he helps them to walk the path that he has...
In Luke, we hear the parable of the tree which does not produce. The owner says cut it down, but the gardener asks that...
The Psalmist prays that God will show him the way to walk, that God will not remember his sins and transgressions but remember him...