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!