"Blessed be the God the Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in heavens, as he chose us in him, before the foundation the of the world, to be holy and without blemish before him.  In love he destined us for adoption to himself through Jesus Christ, in accord with favour of his will, for the praise of the glory of his grace that he granted us the beloved. In him we have redemption by his blood, the forgiveness of transgressions, in accord with his favour that he set forth in him as a plan for the fullness of time, to sum up all things in Christ, in heaven and on earth.  In him we were also chosen, destined into the intention of his will, so that we might exist for the praise of his glory, we who first hoped in Christ." (Ephesians 1: 3-13)