wants us to know that the whole of the triune Godhead is involved in our God-ordained plight as the marginalized in society. First, we were known long before the events that happen to us. This salvific knowledge of us is held by our “Father” (1:2), a term stressing the intimate relationship we have with our sovereign Lord. Foreknowledge and election are closely connected, as Romans 8:29 demonstrates: “For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them.” People may reject, oppose, and persecute