Thursday, July 16, 2009
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I'm blessed!
Not long after moving to the Bible Belt, I asked a cashier how she was doing, and she told me, "I'm blessed." I found this statement quite interesting, especially that she said it with such strong conviction.
To "bless," if I understand correctly, means to sanctify by a religious rite or to request of God the bestowal of divine favor upon. Who had blessed this woman? A priest? God? Or did she have the power to do it herself? I felt a little nervous around her, not knowing whether to simply smile or perhaps genuflect. Yet she seemed quite pleasant and not at all pompous. In fact, she seemed so nice that I was hoping she would bless me too. Sadly though, she did not offer to allow me to share in her state of blessedness, but merely told me to "Have a blessed day."
This was disturbing as well, for she gave no instructions as to how I should go about this. Who was going to bless my day for me? It wasn't long though, before I noticed that many others here in Texas refer to themselves as being "blessed" as well, while giving the same parting command to "Have a blessed day."
I began to realize that before I could share in their blessed state, I must first have a blessed day or two; but I didn't know how to do it. What could I go to have my days "blessed?" And so I began studying the Bible, thinking that somewhere in there were the instructions that I was searching for.
However, since I've begun my studies, I've come up against a plethora of unexplained mysteries and unanswered questions. Hence, the purpose of this blog: to present my questions to the world in hopes that some "blessed" person out there can give me the answers. So, thanks for reading, and have a blessed day!
To "bless," if I understand correctly, means to sanctify by a religious rite or to request of God the bestowal of divine favor upon. Who had blessed this woman? A priest? God? Or did she have the power to do it herself? I felt a little nervous around her, not knowing whether to simply smile or perhaps genuflect. Yet she seemed quite pleasant and not at all pompous. In fact, she seemed so nice that I was hoping she would bless me too. Sadly though, she did not offer to allow me to share in her state of blessedness, but merely told me to "Have a blessed day."
This was disturbing as well, for she gave no instructions as to how I should go about this. Who was going to bless my day for me? It wasn't long though, before I noticed that many others here in Texas refer to themselves as being "blessed" as well, while giving the same parting command to "Have a blessed day."
I began to realize that before I could share in their blessed state, I must first have a blessed day or two; but I didn't know how to do it. What could I go to have my days "blessed?" And so I began studying the Bible, thinking that somewhere in there were the instructions that I was searching for.
However, since I've begun my studies, I've come up against a plethora of unexplained mysteries and unanswered questions. Hence, the purpose of this blog: to present my questions to the world in hopes that some "blessed" person out there can give me the answers. So, thanks for reading, and have a blessed day!
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