You have not seen him, but you love him. You do not see him now but you believe in him, and so you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,

Through him you now trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

So as you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but chosen and priceless in God's sight,

For it says in scripture, "Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and priceless cornerstone, and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame."

like Sarah who obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You become her children when you do what is good and have no fear in doing so.

who went into heaven and is at the right hand of God with angels and authorities and powers subject to him.

Whoever speaks, let it be with God's words. Whoever serves, do so with the strength that God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

by casting all your cares on him because he cares for you.

Resist him, strong in your faith, because you know that your brothers and sisters throughout the world are enduring the same kinds of suffering.

To him belongs the power forever. Amen.