if <b><i>you have experiencedi>b><n id="1" /> <i><b>the Lord&#8217;s kindnessb>.i><n id="2" />p>

<p class="otpoetry"><b><i>For the eyes of the Lord arei>b><n id="1" /> <i><b>upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayerb>.i>p> <p class="otpoetry"><i><b>But the Lord&#8217;s face is against those who do evilb>.i><n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">Be subject to every human institution<n id="1" /> for the Lord&#8217;s sake, whether to a king as supreme

<p class="otpoetry"><b><i>but the word of the Lordi>b><n id="1" /> <i><b>endures foreverb>.i><n id="2" />p> <p class="bodyblock">And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.p>

like Sarah who obeyed<n id="1" /> Abraham, calling him lord. You become her children<n id="2" /> when you do what is good and have no fear in doing so.<n id="3" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">Blessed be<n id="1" /> the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

But set Christ<n id="1" /> apart<n id="2" /> as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess.<n id="3" />