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Thy people bless, and grant that we may feast in paradise with thee.” ... so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God." — 2 ...
Thy people bless, and grant that we may feast in paradise with Thee. Amen." — John Wesley 23. "Blessed are You, Lord God, King of the universe: You raised Your beloved Son from the dead, and ...
1 Timothy 4:4-5: "For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer." Psalm 100:4 ...
In Judaism, a berakhah, bracha, brokho, brokhe (Hebrew: בְּרָכָה; pl. בְּרָכוֹת, berakhot, brokhoys; "benediction," "blessing") is a formula of blessing or thanksgiving, recited in public or private, usually before the performance of a commandment, or the enjoyment of food or fragrance, and in praise on various occasions.
St. Thomas Aquinas (+1274) composed a Prayer of Thanksgiving after Communion that became a classic: I thank You, O holy Lord, almighty Father, eternal God, who have deigned, not through any merits of mine, but out of the condescension of Your goodness, to satisfy me a sinner, Your unworthy servant, with the precious Body and Blood of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
Miller cites Paul's observation in 1st Timothy that, "people who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction." [9] Paul continues on with the observation that "the love of money is the root of all evil."
Not money. Not fame. Not work.” — Mitch Albom, "Tuesdays with Morrie" ... “Thanksgiving: when the people who are the most thankful are the ones who didn’t have to cook.” — Melanie White
It always involves God, because when you will the good of another person, you realize only God is capable of bringing that. So we naturally say, "God bless you." You can bless someone when you will their good under the invocation of God. You invoke God on their behalf to support the good that you will for them. This is the nature of blessing.