Back when I was a teenager I was trapped in an elevator with about 28 other people. We were scared. We smelled smoke! We were packed in tight with no almost room to move... One young woman next to me began to scream in terror, unnerving us all. We began to doubt and lose hope of ever being rescued. But in that pack elevator one soul finally heard the most blessed words ever spoken - "We'll get you out of there, just hold on." Instantly hope was restored. Mind you we were still in the predicament, but now there was hope! We could hold on... In our passage we are reminded that the people this was written to were experiencing tremendous trials. They were losing hope. And Peter takes it upon himself to help them understand that there hope is secure. And we, be extension receive the same hope too!