Passage
to Timotheus, beloved child: Grace, kindness, peace, from God the Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord!
2 Timothy 1:2 (YLT)
Nearby Context
2 Timothy 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, according to a promise of life that <FI>is<Fi> in Christ Jesus,
2 Timothy 1:2 to Timotheus, beloved child: Grace, kindness, peace, from God the Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord!
2 Timothy 1:3 I am thankful to God, whom I serve from progenitors in a pure conscience, that unceasingly I have remembrance concerning thee in my supplications night and day,
2 Timothy 1:4 desiring greatly to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that with joy I may be filled,
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "grace", "timotheus", "beloved", "child", "kindness", "peace", "father", and "christ". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "timotheus", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ through..." into verse 3's "I am thankful to God whom I...", so "grace" and "timotheus" belong inside that flow. In 2 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "grace" and "timotheus" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.