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.