March 18, 2010
 
DEVOTION: Irish Blessing
 
By Beth Bondurant
 
If you have a moment, click on:
 
Traditional Irish Blessing - E-Water ( http://www.e-water.net/viewflash.php?flash=irishblessing_en )
 
At the end of many books of Scripture... you will find a blessing.
 
"Grace be with you, everyone."
 
"May what our Master Creator gives freely be deeply and personally yours, my friends. Oh, Yes!"
 
"God be with you... May overwhelming grace and peace keep you."
 
What a difference it makes to receive blessings and peace from one another... as a reminder of God's grace and love surrounding us unconditionally.
 
Some nightly news programs are ending with a positive report of how people are caring and responding to one another with hope and healing.
 
Psychologist tell us we are in need of our parents blessing... and sometimes search a lifetime to hear words of love and affirmation from those who give us life.
 
Words of truth and love don't always miraculously change the circumstances of our lives... but they do give us the strength we need to keep on keeping on.
 
Take time today to bless one another... to offer God's peace and presence to one another...to remember we are God's beloved... and to affirm that fact for everyone we encounter.
 
"All praise to God... who is incomparably wise... the One who is strong enough to make you strong."