Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ. It is with great humility that I write to you today, reflecting on the wisdom contained in 2 Corinthians 4:1-7:

"Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us."

My dear brothers and sisters, we bear a great responsibility as ministers of the Gospel, and it is by the mercy of God that we continue in this ministry without losing heart. We have renounced the ways of deceit and dishonesty, for we do not handle the Word of God with cunning or trickery. Instead, we present the truth openly to every person's conscience, knowing that God is our witness.

Yet, it grieves us that there are some whose minds remain blinded by the god of this world, preventing them from seeing the glorious light of the Gospel of Christ. We do not preach ourselves, but rather we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as servants for His sake.

In His infinite grace, God has illuminated our hearts with the knowledge of His glory, found in the face of Jesus Christ. This treasure, this divine light, resides within our fragile human vessels, so that the surpassing power may be attributed to God and not to us.

Let us, then, carry this light with honor, sharing the Gospel with unwavering faith, knowing that the darkness in the hearts of those who do not believe will be dispelled by the brilliance of Christ's truth.

May the love and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all, as you continue to be vessels of His divine light.

In Christ's service,

Apostle Paul