Paul says that God “has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ“. We are being transformed by this light, the reflection of God’s glory, into the same image, that of Jesus. But it is clear that this transformation is not a result of our own power, rather this treasure is in jars of clay. We are constantly afflicted but never destroyed, so that the life of Jesus might be manifest in our lives. Paul encourages us not to lose heart, for “he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also“. We are being prepared for “an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison“, so we should look beyond the things we can see today to the unseen glorious future, when we will live for eternity united with our God.