Blessed Be
According to the Online Entomology Dictionary, the word Bless is derived from the “Old English bletsian, bledsian, Northumbrian bloedsian "to consecrate, make holy, give thanks," from Proto-Germanic *blodison "hallow with blood, mark with blood," from *blotham "blood"…. Originally a blood sprinkling on pagan altars.” The word Blessed is noted to have come into common use in the 12th century, meaning to be “supremely happy” or “consecrated”. Used interchangeably with the word blest, blessed is used in describing something that is holy, revered, or worthy of worship.
Blessed Be is a term offered as a way to grant the blessing of the deity onto a person by inviting them to enter into that person’s body and become one with the person.
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Abide with me; but let me place my cold hands on thy heart.’ “. In this instance, the term seems to be conveying that the feet of the Goddess are indeed holy, and how happy Death is that they found their way to him.
Use of the term Blessed Be seems to be most appropriate during ritual practice during the invocation of the Goddess, specifically enacting the Fivefold kiss. With that specific set of circumstances in mind, I can’t imagine another time that I would use the term. I do use a short hand of the phrase, “BB” in The Magic Circle School during online rituals as a more venerable way of saying that you have completed the required action and are ready to move on to the next step or
Line six indicates, “On all fours / I am imitating a totemic animal / but she is not my totem or the totem / of my people, this is not my magic oven.”
In the great song of praise to God for his triumph over the Whore of Babylon[5] in chapter 19 of the New Testament Book of Revelation, the Greek word ἀλληλούϊα (allēluia), a transliteration of the same Hebrew word, appears four times, as an expression of praise rather than an exhortation to praise.[6] In English translations this is mostly rendered as "Hallelujah",[7] but as "Alleluia" in several translations,[8] while a few have "Praise the Lord",[9] "Praise God",[10] "Praise our God",[11] or "Thanks to our God".[12]
Many prayers these days include a blessing for the soldiers. It really does not matter where the plea for the troops comes in a prayer; it may be in the middle or tacked on to the end, but it sounds something like the following: “Lord bless our troops, and bring them home safely.” Yes, bless the troops, and every one wants each one to come home safely. However, this is a very general prayer. People use the verb “bless” because they really do not know what to say. What does it mean to “bless?” Some people can relate to the soldiers but most cannot. Some know what it is like to be away and under the pressures of combat, but most do not. An unknown soldier has said, “For those who have fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know." Christians with admirable intentions, lift up prayers to the Heavenly Father, knowing the Lord said in Luke 11:9, “And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” Claiming this promise, it is Christians’ hope to aid born-again soldiers in the battles fought and waged by laying their petitions of their heart at the feet of the Lord.
“The magical time of childhood stood still, and the pulse of the living earth pressed its mystery into my living blood” (Anaya 1). The transition from childhood to adolescence is dotted with self discovery, and the experiences that the earth provides shape individuals in this search. In Rudolfo Anaya’s novel “Bless Me, Ultima,” the protagonist Antonio is faced with the challenge of growing up, and through his key experiences, he finds out a lot about himself. Author Rudolfo Anaya uses dueling allusions from Catholicism and traditional Chicano culture to demonstrate how his novel “Bless Me, Ultima” is an example of a religious bildungsroman.
If one was to consider "Awesome God" a praise chorus they would only sing the chorus. The chorus goes like this;
· Thanks – this is when we say thank you to God and Jesus in prayer
Why should I bless His name? The Eternal, lord of the Universe, the All-Powerful and Terrible, was silent. What had I to thank Him for? (Wiesel 31)
God's bounty is limited only by us, not my His resources, power, or willingness to give. Jabez was blessed simply because he refused to let any obstacle, person, or opinion, loom larger than God's nature. And God's nature is to bless.
This would be the way in which the writing reflects the time period the poet himself lived in. throughout the epic, many comments are made about God and him “Who will be given to death’s cold grip” (Beowulf ll 174-175). The writer’s faith and beliefs are exposed when Beowulf thanks his “Father in Heaven, Ruler of the Earth” for the life he was able to live and the people he was able to lead (Beowulf l. 201). Another example of the poet expressing his religious beliefs would be when the Geats “Thanked God that their leader had come back unharmed,” the poet is giving God recognition for allowing Beowulf to have returned safely (Beowulf l. 582). With that being said, the poet also throws in there the view point of Beowulf when it comes to his destiny: “Fate will unwind as it must!” (Beowulf l.
Up until this point I had never known about the concept of a new heaven. I had heard about the new earth, but new heaven was foreign. I had wondered before this class what would happen to everyone in heaven when Jesus came again. I guess I just thought that whoever was in heaven at that time would stay there, and all the believers on earth would live on the new earth separately. Now that I think about it, that logic sounds odd. It does not really make sense that everyone would be separated for eternity. It seems more reasonable that heaven would come down to earth and together they would be new. It does not really matter where heaven is because it is wherever God is, so when God decides to renew the earth, he is coming down to dwell on it
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host. Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Praising God for His blessings can be found in Ephesians 1:3, and ascribing to Him all glory can be found in Romans 11:36 and also Ephesians 3:21, and affirming the Trinity comes from Matthew 28:19, have always been integral parts of
... some way adhere that “blessed is he / who after death can approach the Lord / and find friendship in the Father’s embrace” (Beowulf, lines 186-188). However different each era of literature designates man’s way of approach to God, nevertheless, the promise is the same: either by works and right living, or by grace alone apart from action, blessed is he who acknowledges the everlasting presence of God in the created world.
There is more emphasis on outward blessings or material blessings in the Old Testament. The New Testament helps us to focus more on the inward or spiritual blessings of God (Elwell, Walter A., 1997). God’s promise to Abraham that all people would be blessed through him is an early example of this idea of outward blessings. In Genesis 12:2, God speaks of prosperity in Abraham’s life making his name great and enlarging his territory through his descendents and those he fathers in the spiritual sense (NKJV). There are three main themes that attach themselves to the meaning of blessi...
BEHOLDING HIS GLORY (2Cor.3:18) But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.
It is used in the ordination of priests and bishops, in the consecration of altars and churches, and, traditionally, in the anointing of monarchs at their coronation.