Eph
1:3-10 Monday Evenings
Praise to the God and Father
* of our Lord Jesus Christ!
For every spiritual blessing
* in the heavenly world * he has given us through Christ.
God chose us in him * before the world’s foundation
to be holy * and faultless before him.
From love he had already decided * that through Jesus Christ
he would adopt us bring us as his sons; * this was his
pleasure and purpose)
to the praise of his glorious grace, * which he freely
gave us in the Beloved!
Through his blood we are set free, * and our sins are
forgiven.
So rich is the grace of God, * which he lavished on us.
With perfect wisdom and insight * God has made known to us * the
mystery of his purpose,
in line with his loving intention * he had decided to complete
through Christ.
He will act in the fullness
of time * and bring all creation together,
with Christ as head.* over
all in heaven and on earth.