Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ.

Bless the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! 

He has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing that comes from heaven.

God chose us in Christ to be holy and blameless in God's presence before the creation of the world. 

Ephesians 1:2-4 CEB

Before the creation of the world, before any of what we see and experience around us, before us, before those who came before us, somehow, 

we were known,

we were held in what I can only describe as God's imagination, 

we were known and seen in all we were meant to be, 

and we were chosen.

Seen

Known

Held

Chosen

This seems to be the spiritual blessing that we have received in the heavenly realms.

Seen

Known

Held

Chosen

From before time,

already known in the mind of God, in the most fully alive version of ourselves.

So,

Grace and Peace to you, from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ.

When we feel unseen, unknown, neglected, alone, abandoned, ashamed, Grace and Peace to you, because from Before, you are seen, known, held, & chosen.

We are Beloved. 

#seen

#known 

#held

#chosen

#Beloved