Colossians 1:22,28-29

"Dear Father, source of our energy, We do hope in you because our Lord lives his life through us and blesses others through the genuine love which he..."

"[Jesus] is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. To this end I..."

"He has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation."

"Once you were alienated from God ... but now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and..."

"We proclaim him [Jesus], admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we present everyone perfect in Christ."

"We proclaim [Christ], admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ."

"Do you not feel in your own soul that perfection is not in you? Does not every day teach you that? Every tear which trickles from your eye, weeps..."

"God has chosen you to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. We proclaim him, admonishing..."

"Dear Father, I am so thankful that in your love and wisdom you gave up your Son to reconcile us to yourself through his body of flesh offered in..."

"This [reconciliation with God and the peace that comes through Christ's blood] includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies,..."

"Dear Child of God, If you were a shepherd in the time when I was born, you would never have expected anyone to be astonished at anything you could..."

"Dear Beloved, Today you will read two powerful passages of praise. The first one is from Paul's letter to the Colossians. The second is from Paul's....."