The priests in the temple would use this prayer of blessing as a benediction, a practice which continues in many churches today—and in many homes as a night-time prayer. Binding these words on our hearts will help us to embrace them as the gift that they are.
Consider God’s blessings and have a renewed sense of awe for and thanksgiving to our Lord now and as we look forward to a blessed feast.
We will all encounter trials at some point, and when we do, we can look to the Lord for the strength to persevere.
Repaying evil with blessings might not be the first thing we want to do when wronged, but God can give us the strength to forgive.
