Comments on: A Blessing for Every Occasion

By: Renee

Renee — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:16:17 +0000

This article is a great reminder of all of the blessings we have received from God. So often it is so easy to focus on the bad things and life and forget to thank God for all of the many blessings he has given to us. It is important to be able to bless the Lord at all times because our life circumstances and situations will inevitably change, but we must learn to praise the Lord at all times because he is the one thing in life that is always constant. I believe that this type of prayer is very helpful because it reminds us of how great and faithful God is. I think that everyone would benefit from saying a prayer like this to God every once in a while.

By: Jenna S

Jenna S — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 04:11:55 +0000

This is a beautiful post and a great reminder. So often I find myself coming to God when times are hard and it is so easy to ask him to help me. Although this is good, I need to realize all the many blessings that I have in my life, even when times are hard. There are so many blessings in this prayer for things that I wouldn’t have even thought about. The one blessings that stands out to be is “When you are saved from an accident or serious illness, you say,
Blessed is he who does good to the undeserving and has rendered every kindness to me!”. I like this blessings because it is during these times that we so often cry out to God for his help and forget to thank him for what he is doing in our lives. This past November I went through some unexpected medical issues that resulted in a surprise surgery. It was a scary time and I asked God for so many things, but I realized I so often forgot to thank him. This blessing is important to me, and everyday that I wake up healthy and strong I will remember this blessing, and for the days when Im not feeling so great, I will still bless him for giving me another day and so much more. Thank you for this post, it is an inspiration and I will be sure to keep these blessings somewhere safe where I think of them often and am able to remind my self to be thankful.

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 03:55:30 +0000

I love how there is a blessing for almost everything. If I were to say these blessings each time I did these activities, I would be constantly reminded of how truly blessed I am. Every breath I breathe is a gift from God, and so often it is forgotten. Even through pain and hardships these blessings can remind us of all the positive things we do have. In today’s culture it is so easy to focus on the negatives, when in reality, the positives far outstretch the negatives.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 15:08:40 +0000

Dr. Tverberg
What I enjoyed about this article is that reminder of we can praise God for everything. The examples you listed of what we can be thankful for, is a helpful reminder of the blessing we have. I really enjoyed the opening to all the thankful moments with the “Blessed is he”. I don’t think it is necessary to stop everyday and thank God for everything. Sometimes we can be more thankful when we loose those things we were thankful for. I do think we need to notice those small things we do have more often and be thankful for them. For example warmth, shoes, and good health. You never know when it can be taken away from you.

By: Katrina Genzink

Katrina Genzink — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 15:02:22 +0000

Reading the Berakhot prayers in the book of Mishnah is a good reminder that in everything we do we should give thanks to God. We take for granted things like waking up in the morning, putting on your clothes and shoes for the day, having enough food for every meal, and seeing the beauty of the things God created. It should become part of our lives to give thanks to God for every thing he has provided us with. Those living in 400 A.D. are great examples to us in how we should give thanks and praise God for everything. I also love how it starts with “Blessed are you…” or “Blessed is he…”.

By: Megan

Megan — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 14:56:08 +0000

I like how in the article she was mentioning how we need to thank and give praise to God for everything good thing that happens to us in our lives everyday. A good thing can vary from something big like getting accepted into the college you wanted or receiving a hello from a neighbor who lives next door. We wouldn’t have anything if it wasn’t for God, everything that we have is a gift from Him. Another thing I found interesting that was mentioned in this article was that prayers of blessing always started with, “Blessed are you, Lord our God, king of the universe…” every since 400 AD. Today we still tend to start prayers of blessing with, “Blessed is he…”.