Ephesians 1:3-14

Ephesians 1:3-14 is the second reading at Mass next Sunday (which I will be reading).

I see in this passage the purpose of humankind:

1. to "live for the praise of [God's] glory" (praise, faith)
2. "to be holy and blameless before him in love" (good works, avoiding evil)
3. "the mystery of his will" and his "plan for the fullness of time" (the purposes that only God knows)

Also in this passage are ways that God equips us for our purpose:

1. "every spiritual blessing" (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, etc.)
2. "the forgiveness of our trespasses" (right relationship with him)
3. "the seal of the promised Holy Spirit" (God's guidance)