Come to Christ, who is the living cornerstone of God's temple. He was rejected by people, but he is precious to God who chose him. And now God is building you, as living stones, into his spiritual temple. What's more, you are God's holy priests, who offer the spiritual sacrifices that please him because of Jesus Christ. As the scripture expresses it, "I am placing a stone in Jerusalem, a precious cornerstone, and anyone who believes in him will never be disappointed." (1 Peter 2:4-6)(NLT)
Peter asserts that Jesus Christ is the living cornerstone upon which the whole church is built. The word stone usually evokes imagery of something that is anything but living--"stone cold faith," for instance. But our faith is built upon a Savior, who is very much alive. Christ's church is alive as well, for Peter calls us "living stones" who are being built into a spiritual temple for the Lord. Let us rejoice that we worship the living cornerstone, Jesus Christ.
LORD JESUS CHRIST, you are the living cornerstone upon which the church is built. Although the world rejects you, we praise and worship you, for you are God's precious Chosen One. Help us to build our life firmly upon you. Amen.
(from the Praise and Worship Study Bible by Tyndale House)