Based on Ephesians 2:14–21

by Clément Tendo

Leader: Brothers and sisters, Christ himself has brought peace to us! 

ALL: Jesus has united Jews and Gentiles into one people. His broken body on the cross broke down the wall of hostility between people.

Leader: ¹⁵ He fulfilled the commandments of God perfectly, freeing us from the burden of the law.

ALL: ¹⁶ By trusting in Christ’s death on the cross, we can have peace with God and also with one another.

Leader: ¹⁷ He brought this Good News of peace to you who were far away from him, and peace to those who were near.

ALL: ¹⁸ Now all of us can come to the Father through the same Holy Spirit because of what Christ has done for us. 

Leader: ¹⁹ So now you are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family.

ALL: ²⁰ Together, we are his house, and the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. ²¹ We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord! Now, let us worship Him with joy and thanksgiving!