1 Peter 1:3, 6, 8, 10

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead

In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials

Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory

Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully