Joy in the Hard times

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance
and perseverance developes character and character; Hope

and hope will never fail us, for we do not hope in a God made by human hands but a God who has loved us so much that he would send his very son to die a traitor's death, so that we, lost and hopeless, may find peace through the blood of his cross

for when we were lost in our sins and without any hope for a life to come, Jesus Christ called us out of darkness into the Kingdom of the light, that we may be called Sons of God, not by anything we could ever do, but purely becasue of God's great love for us
for we know, that in the dark times, as well as in the greatest joys of our lives, our God will reign in holiness, loving us and preparing us for our best possible life of service to him

In the Name of Jesus Christ the Son of God

Amen