Peter
apostle of Jesus Christ
to a chosen people
who are strangers
in the dispersion in
Pontus
Galatia
Cappadocia
Asia
and Bithynia
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father
by the sanctifying of the Spirit
for obedience
and sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ-
let grace and peace
be multiplied to you.
Thank you, dear Jesus,
for all you have given me,
for all you have taken away from me,
for all you have left me.
Thomas More (c.1478-1535)