Faithful Through the Fire: Hope, Humility, and Endurance in Christ
May 17, 2026 • The Rev. Carolyn Jones
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal, Peter writes to Gentile Christians harassed by their neighbors, and the counsel still holds. Followers of a crucified Lord share his pattern of suffering and then glory, so suffering is not abandonment. Humbling themselves under God's mighty hand, the hand of the Exodus, and resisting the roaring lion through faithful endurance, believers hold to the promise that God will restore, support, strengthen and establish them.