1 Peter 1:3, 6, 8, 10

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In God’s great mercy he has caused us to be born again into a living hope, because Jesus Christ rose from the dead.

This makes you very happy, even though now for a short time different kinds of troubles may make you sad.

You have not seen Christ, but still you love him. You cannot see him now, but you believe in him. So you are filled with a joy that cannot be explained, a joy full of glory.

The prophets searched carefully and tried to learn about this salvation. They prophesied about the grace that was coming to you.