2 Timothy 1:1-9

Paul,  an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will,  for the sake of the promise of life  in Christ Jesus: To Timothy, my dearly loved son. Grace, mercy, and peace  from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience  as my ancestors did, when I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day.  Remembering your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy. I recall your sincere faith  that first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice  and now, I am convinced, is in you also. Therefore, I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands.  For God has not given us a spirit of fear,  but one of power,  , love,  and sound judgment. So don’t be ashamed  of the testimony about our Lord,  or of me his prisoner.  Instead, share in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power  of God. He has saved us and called us with a holy calling,  not according to our works,  but according to his own purpose  and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began.