Tag: blessing

Inspirational

You’re an Awesome Giver!

  Today, I’d like to just stand up and give a shout out to the givers, the people who continually look for ways to put others ahead of themselves. Sometimes they do it with fanfare, but usually they simply do it with heart, never thinking twice about the act itself. When God said He loved […]

July 31, 2023
Inspirational

Consider Yourself Blessed!

Most of us are comfortable offering the words, “Bless you” when someone sneezes. After all, it is the polite thing to do. Of course, I’m attracted to our cultural traditions, so I looked up the origin of this behavior. Our ancestors believed that it might be possible with a sneeze to lose your soul, so […]

August 8, 2022
Inspirational

It’s Your Job to Be a Blessing

Summing up: Be agreeable, be sympathetic, be loving, be compassionate, be humble. That goes for all of you, no exceptions. No retaliation. No sharp-tongued sarcasm. Instead, bless—that’s your job, to bless. You’ll be a blessing and also get a blessing.  1 Peter 3:8-9, MSG The Bible may have scriptures that are tricky to understand, but this […]

May 30, 2022
Inspirational

Hope Is Alive and Well

“Hope” is the thing with feathers– That perches in the soul– And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all. This portion of the poem by Emily Dickinson resonates with us for a lot of reasons. One reason is that we can’t always identify what causes us to have hope. We don’t […]

July 12, 2021