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Blessings...
What is a Blessing?

A Blessing is a form of prayer. I believe it is one of the many
ways we have of connecting with the Creator. Mystically,
a blessing has the ability to draw down everything needed in life;
good health, great relationships, prosperity, love, safety and so
on and so forth.

We all have many opportunities each day to draw down blessings
for others and ourselves. Finding creative ways to do so-perfecting
the art of "Blessing" is just one of the many ways that makes for
prayerful living!.

The following idea is from one of Blessing Bowl Customers.
Mary wrote me saying that she had placed her blessing bowl on a small
table in her bedroom that was decorated with beautiful frames
holding pictures of her family and friends. One night when she was
particularly concerned and pre-occupied with the plight of a dear friend,
she walked into her bedroom, looked at her friends picture, looked at
the blessing bowl and murmured under her breath.."I wonder..."Suddenly
she found herself removing and find other suitable homes for all the
pictures on this little table, except for one-the friend that she was
concerned with. Now the little table held only the friends picture,
the blessing bowl and small votive candle. Mary went on to say that she
then sat down and crafted a blessing for her friend. When she was
pleased with it's composition, she wrote it down on one the sheets of
paper that came with her blessing bowl. She than lit the votive candle and
looking straight at her friends picture, she read out loud the blessing
she had just finished writing. After which she folded up the paper and placed
inside the blessing bowl, blew out the candle and prepared for bed. As
she was walking towards the bathroom she noted the time on clock next
to her bed. The next day Mary's friend had called and during the course of
conversation this friend related..."last night around 10 I was just over whelmed
with the feeling that everything will work out well. I don't yet know how, but I do
know that it will all workout." When Mary heard this, she recalled her little
blessing ritual for this friend, and remember looking at the clock and noting the
time to be 10 pm. as she headed for the bathroom. Well that night and for
the next 23 nights Mary, before going to bed, lit the candle and read the 
blessing she had written out loud while looking directly at her friends picture.
On Day 26 Mary's friend had called overjoyed that the troubling situation was
resolved with an outcome that was better than anyone could have hoped for!

Last modified: November 08