A Daily Blessing Day 9

 

May God Bless Always, Women of Faith and Hope, by My Mother Rose

Created by Katie Robinson

An Advent of Promises.

 

P R O M I S E

Well, our Advent journey is about to begin, and I truly believe this Advent is an Advent of promises. What do I mean? I mean every year we are to prepare and search deep down in our heart and soul for the greatest promise ever made. The return of our Savior Jesus Christ who returns each year as a precious baby boy who takes away our sins and brings new life into this world.

Throughout scripture we are promised so much

·    If we search, we will find him.

·    We will be protected.

·    We are promised salvation.

·    His love will never end.

·    Spiritual blessings, peace, and The Holy Spirit.

·    Also, that Jesus promises us rest, comfort, abundance, and eternal life.

The promises go on and on, but do we trust and believe that God will deliver and keep his promises?

Making a promise means making a commitment you must see it through because you have made a promise. Breaking a promise is not really ok it suggests you are not reliable, faithful, or trustworthy.

So, I have been reading Celebrating Advent with the Jesse Tree, by Rev. Jude Winkler, OFM Conv. Therefore, I thought we could decorate our own Jesse tree and call it our promise tree. Each time I share a verse we will decorate our promise tree. I also thought it would be cool to share our own promises for Advent.

What is your Advent promise for 2022?

My advent promise is to

·    Be more patient with my children.

·    To rest more and take it easy.

·    To be obedient when it comes to consuming food.

·    To be mindful of those less fortunate and in need of love and support.

·    To fall in love with my life.

·    To finding my inner strength in Jesus Christ.

·    And to engage more in prayer.

May God Bless Always, Women of Faith and Hope by My Mother Rose.

Written and created by Katie Robinson 

 

A Year of Blessings.

 

Blessings are truly for any occasion; we might offer a blessing before a child plays a game of football or before they sit an exam. I believe we are all blessed in this life, we have different gifts, talents, abilities and are capable of so much.

This year we have learnt to trust in God and aspire and live with the same traits Jesus describes and more than ever the Beatitudes have great relevance and power to change people’s lives. Let’s celebrate how it’s a blessing to be able to possess the same qualities as our Lord Jesus Christ who sends down his grace and peace to each one of us.

We are also blessed to be a cosmic light, radiant with divine essence after all light is good, it is a symbol of God’s work in our lives and when I take time to contemplate all his works in my life, I understand what a blessing it is to die with Christ and rise into new light. As we approach Advent and Christmas let’s remember that God’s favor is always upon us and that we are the innkeepers.

Like Mary our mother of God, will our souls proclaim the greatness of the Lord? Will our spirits exult in God our savior?

On our journey we have been so blessed to get close to the heart of Jesus, to grow in love, passion and to attain an intimate relationship with a God who is merciful, a neighbor, a friend, a healer, and Our Father.

But the greatest blessing of all is coming to the realization of what family means and how lucky we all are to have people in our lives that love us, support, and encourage us every day of our lives.

I want to say thank you for a great journey this year and I am looking forward to the journey next year it’s going to be very different, new but exciting.  I don’t know where we will head but I know that we will be blessed because the Lord will be with us always.

May God Bless Always, Women of Faith and Hope by My Mother Rose.

Written and created by Katie Robinson

 

A Daily Blessing Day 8

 May God Bless Always, Women of Faith and Hope by My Mother Rose

Written and created by Katie Robinson 

Counting Your Blessings.

 

Do you count your blessings?

Counting our blessings reminds us that we always must be thankful for our everyday lives and for those who are in our lives, the ones we love, our families and our friends. Counting our blessings can also make us feel better and hopeful.

May God Bless Always, Women of Faith and Hope, by My Mother Rose

Written and created by Katie Robinson

Are Blessings Important?

 

Are blessings important?

Blessings are important however if we give blessings, we have the potential to do good or to cause harm. So, we must remember that our tongues and our touch have great power especially if we have invoked the Holy Spirit to be with us. Because through any blessing God’s power is always behind it you could say that blessings are seen as an instrument of his love for us.

May God Bless Always, Women of Faith and Hope by My Mother Rose.

Written and created by Katie Robinson

The Word Blessing

 

Blessing

 

The word blessing

Let’s look at the word ‘Blessing.’ The word blessing comes from an old English word ‘Bledsian’ which is based on the word blood or to ‘consecrate with blood.’ In Latin the word ‘blessing’ translates to ‘benedicere’ meaning to praise or worship. In Hebrew ‘barak’ means blessing and praise. The word blessing surely has praise and worship attached to it and it can be commonly known to wish someone well or good fortune. In the bible a blessing is God’s way of keeping his promises for a great future.

May God Bless Always

Women of Faith and Hope by My Mother Rose

Written and created by Katie Robinson