Who do you bless? How do you bless them? Who do you honor? How do you honor them? Do you bless them with words? Do you bless them with your presence? Do you honor them with words? Do you honor them with respect? Do you see them in a different light?
We don’t often think about blessing others, even if we respect them. We may wish them well. We may pray they are successful or are healed. One of the few times we may say “bless you” is when someone sneezes. It simply isn’t something we think to do in our culture.
Giving someone your blessing is powerful. When we give our blessing with our whole heart, much like praying with our whole heart, we offer the power God has given us to them. Our blessing can make a big difference in someone’s life. It can give them the approval they need to be successful in their endeavors.
The Psalmist blesses God. Have you ever thought to do that? The blessing is given with respect and awe. It acknowledges the greatness and majesty of God. When we bless God, we are both honoring him and thanking him. Blessing God is returning to him a portion of the blessing he has granted us.
Whether blessing God or blessing someone else, we are sharing our blessings from God, which what God desires us to do. We are not given blessings to selfishly hold them for ourselves. So, restart the tradition of blessing others. Give your blessing to them verbally. Give your blessing to them with respect. Honor God and honor others with blessings.
I pray we all choose to bless God. I pray we bless others. I pray each one of us share the blessings of God with others, just as God intended us to do. Bless God. Bless others. Bless them verbally. Bless them with respect. Honor them with blessings. Bless with your whole heart.
Psalm 104:1-2a
Bless the Lord, O my soul.
O Lord my God, you are very great.
You are clothed with honor and majesty,
wrapped in light as with a garment.
Marty Pressey 