# May the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be praised

"Let us praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ". These are important titles that describe the relationship between God and Jesus. It is best to translate "Father" and "Son" with the same words that your language uses to refer to a human father and a human son.

# who has blessed us

"for God has blessed us"

# every spiritual blessing

"every blessing coming from the Spirit of God"

# in the heavenly places

"in the supernatural world." The word "heavenly" refers to the place where God is.

# in Christ

"through Christ" or "through what Christ has done" or "by uniting us with Christ" or "because we are united with Christ"