Fr. Mike Schmitz

I adjure you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the brethren.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.

Three things are too wonderful for me, for I do not understand.

The way of the eagle in the sky, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a maiden.

We ask you to please come and meet us with your grace because you are good.

You are God.

We love you.

We belong to you.

You've rescued us from death and you brought us into the kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

You brought us into your kingdom.

You brought us into your family.

Help us to live as your beloved children.

Help us to live with you as our father.

Help us to live as good citizens of your kingdom, taking care of one another, being responsible for each other, enjoying all of the rights of a true adopted son or daughter of you, God, our father.

may be praised and glorified we thank you so much in jesus name we pray amen in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit amen so gosh here we are second letter of saint peter um chapter one there is a there's a line in here that is well the whole thing obviously is very important but here is saint peter at one point in verse one sorry chapter one in verse four i think it is here peter says this he says

by which God has granted to us his precious and very great promises, that through these you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of passion, and here's the line, and become partakers of the divine nature.

This line is absolutely critical.

It is also incredible.

It is absolutely incredible.