Paul begins the letter to the Ephesians by wishing them grace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Here we are, at the end, and Paul is wishing them... grace. There is peace and love, but it's all rooted in grace. When we bask in grace, we realize that we have been given a gift, one that we are not worthy to receive, and so it makes us grateful. Gratitude binds us together, and the love we have for Christ and one another creates a true community. Paul lays out his desires for that community in between, but our environment is bounded by grace, bordered with love, and within that, we are surrounded by God. May we live gratefully in that environment, striving forward in unity, loving one another.
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