Dearly Beloved,
Grace and Peace to you.
In great mercy God has given us a new birth
into a living hope
through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading,
kept in heaven for you.
Through faith you are being protected by God’s power,
for a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while
you have had to suffer various trials.
—1 Peter 1.3-5
God of great mercy,
you who raised Christ from the dead,
grant me steadfast hope
in the resurrection?
though I cannot see it?
hidden in my life.
Give me trust to endure my trials
and to love without fear;
may everything I do
act be an act of hope,
knowing that in your great mercy
you will raise me up
to the life you promise,
life that is full of you. Amen.
Deep Blessings
Pastor Steve
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
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