C.R.P. Day 338 - 2 Corinthians 1-4

Plus to be the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ the father of mercies and God of all comfort; for we do not want you to be ignorant brethren of our trouble which came to us in Asia that we burdened beyond measure above strength so that we despaired even of life; for our boasting is this the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity not with fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God and more abundantly toward you; and in this confidence I intended to come to you before that you might have a second benefit; Paul urges forgiveness; and we have such trust through Christ towards God; The veil is taken away; but we have this treasure in earthen vessels that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us; therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing yet the inward man is being renewed day by day;