quotations about blessings
Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament;
Adversity is the blessing of the New.
FRANCIS BACON
Of Adversity
I truly believe we can either see the connections, celebrate them, and express gratitude for our blessings, or we can see life as a string of coincidences that have no meaning or connection. For me, I'm going to believe in miracles, celebrate life, rejoice in the views of eternity and hope my choices will create a positive ripple effect in the lives of others.
MIKE ERICKSEN
Upon Destiny's Song
Blessings star forth forever; but a curse
Is like a cloud--it passes.
PHILIP JAMES BAILEY
Festus
Blessings sometimes show up in unrecognizable disguises.
JANETTE OKE
The Father of Love
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
JESUS
Matthew 5:11-12
He who blesses most is blest:
And God and man shall own his worth
Who toils to leave as his bequest
An added beauty to the earth.
JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER
"Lines for the Agricultural Exhibition at Amesbury"
God bless us every one.
CHARLES DICKENS
A Christmas Carol
I had most need of blessing, and "Amen"
Stuck in my throat.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Macbeth
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
BIBLE
James 3:10
We're all blessed and we're all blighted.... Everyday each of us does our sums. The question is, what do we count?
LOUISE PENNY
A Rule Against Murder
The Degree to which I am blessed staggers me ... the degree to which I take that for granted shames me.
JOHN GREEN
Streetwalking with Jesus
I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
JACOB
Genesis 32:26
May God give you ... for every storm a rainbow, for every tear a smile, for every care a promise and a blessing in each trial. For every problem life sends, a faithful friend to share, for every sigh a sweet song and an answer for each prayer.
ANONYMOUS
Irish blessing
For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds.
WILLIAM CONGREVE
The Mourning Bride
Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
JESUS
John 20:29
Nothing is blessed in every respect.
HORACE
Odes
To heal divisions, to relieve th' oppress'd,
In virtue rich; in blessing others, bless'd.
HOMER
The Odyssey
May fortune bless you! may the middle distance
Of your young life be pleasant as the foreground.
W.S. GILBERT
The Sorcerer
Like a led Victim, to my Death I'll go,
And, dying, bless the Hand that gave the Blow.
JOHN DRYDEN
The Spanish Friar
Life is a creative endeavor. It is active, not passive. We are the yeast that leavens our lives into rich, fully baked loaves. When we experience our lives as flat and lackluster, it is our consciousness that is at fault. We hold the inner key that turns our lives from thankless to fruitful. That key is "Blessing."
JULIA CAMERON
Blessings: Prayers and Declarations for a Heartful Life