When you accept his son as Lord and Savior you are now and forever more a child of God. "For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son whom he receives." ...

11) Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Have you ever thought how strange and self-contradictory the Beatitudes are?

Blessed are we when we discern how the Lord's promises are being fulfilled! A version of this story appeared in the Dec 10-23, 2021 print issue under the headline: 'Blessed are you who believe!'.

Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled. Blessed are we, men, women, and children who hold the Lord within us. We cannot always feel Him move.

With this fear of the Lord, we acknowledge we are creatures who are always dependent on God.

The frequent response by many when greetings are extended is: “I’m too blessed to be stressed.” It is without any doubt that the Lord’s blessings are bountifully abundant and new every day ...

Indeed, how blessed and flourishing our life is when we no longer obsess about the possessions of this world. But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation.

On Rosh Hashanah, the traditional blessing spoken over the lighting of candles is, "Blessed are You, Lord our G-d, King of the Universe, Who sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to ...

And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, for on it He abstained from all His work which God had created to do." Then, participants say, "Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the ...