Fr. Mike Schmitz

You don't even have to necessarily even pick it up sometimes just to be like, nope, there it is, that's God's word to me.

And that suffering is not to an empty end.

It's to a very powerful end.

Verse 10, and after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, establish, and strengthen you.

I remember just how many times going to confession, even in high school, and having the priest say, okay, go home and read Psalm 51.

And so just like, this is the Bible that I got to know, Psalm 51, this Psalm of David,

To him be dominion forever and ever.

So good.

Wow.

That's the conclusion of St.

Peter's first letter.

in his repentance and asking for forgiveness and being forgiven.

Tomorrow, we're going to be able to hear a second letter.

And I'm just, I'm so grateful because it's, we're actually going to hear the entire second letter tomorrow.

The Lord washed me more and more from my sin.

And it's just like the Bible almost falls open to that page in so many ways because it's like even back in high school, these priests would direct me to read the Bible even after confession as that sense of like, not just as your penance, but also get back to the Lord's word, let him speak

It's just three chapters, one through three.

Today, we're also introduced to the Thessalonians and Paul.

And one thing to know about the Thessalonians, Paul loves them.

If you're talking about someone's favorites, okay, I think the Thessalonians might be Paul's favorites.