Eph 1:3-10                                                                                                                   Monday Evenings

Blessed is the God and Father * of our Lord Jesus Christ!
With the full spiritual blessing of the heavens * he has blessed us in Christ.

    For he chose us in him * before the worlds foundation
    to be holy and faultless * before him in love.

        He predesignated us to become his children, * through Jesus Christ,
        his very own, * according to his favorable decision —

            to the praise of his glorious grace, * with which he graced us in the Beloved!

        In him we possess freedom, * through his blood, * and forgiveness of our lapses.
        So rich is Gods grace * which he lavished on us * with perfect wisdom and insight.

    God has made known to us * the secret of his decision:
    — for his favor he first placed on Christ * to administer the completion of the ages —

to bring everything together under Christ as head, * all in heaven and all on earth.

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