For my latest column in the Christian Courier, I prepared a list of sayings in relation to the theme of #blessed, which was also the theme of this particular issue of the paper.
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Let others declare your blessedness, and let uncertain silence be your response.
A song of blessing can only be sung in a minor key.
Blessing is rarely known in the moment; it must reveal itself through the pressures of time and the struggles of life.
A blessing that does not become a blessing of God is no blessing.
It is often more faithful to see your blessedness as an accident of the universe than an act of God.
If being #blessed is about you, you’re doing it wrong.
The thrift store is a more likely site of blessing than Aritzia.
Resentment of another’s blessedness is no blessing.
There is a necessary correlation between a blessing and a smile.
There is a necessary correlation between a blessing and tears.
“Grateful” is a better word than “blessed,” and gratitude is better expressed through living than speaking. Continue reading