and glorious joy, 9 as you attain the goal of [your] faith, the salvation of your souls. OT: Exod 20:6; 34:7; Prov 17:3; Sir 2:5 NT: Matt 25:21; John 20:29; 2 Cor 4:17 Catechism: blessing, 2626–27; resurrection of Jesus, 651–55; faith and assurance, 163; eschatology, 673–74 Lectionary: Second Sunday of Easter (Year A) 3 Peter opens with a Jewish prayer form called a †berakah (Hebrew for “blessing”), Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, offering praise to God the Father, the source