Three Blessings Even One is for Me

My goal today is to be the bestower of three blessings. As I begin to tap the keys on my keyboard I can tell you that the only one I am sure of is the first. It is for me. This 10 day writing challenge has been new to me but I think it has also been enlightening. Here goes......

I would like to bless myself with a spirit of embracing situations not out of jealousy but out of empathy. My heart would be healed if I could be blessed with a life where I don’t try to intervene but just let life unfold. It would be a blessing to put away my micromanaging wand and turn my hands up in faith. In fact, I need to take that wand and shatter it into a million pieces. My way is not necessarily  the right way or even a sort of okay way. So with this I bless myself to have peace and understanding rather than judgement and strife.

I bless the Ortega family on their new path as they leave behind one life and move on to their next phase. The past couple of years have been a test greater than that experienced by Job. Yet, they have stayed together in love and faith as a family. What a blessing they are to me and others. Their journey is a reminder that our human spirit can withstand much heartache and heartbreak. I don’t see them wallowing in self-pity but reaching out and doing for others each and everyday. What an example they are to their children of how to walk through even the darkest storms. I bless them in this move, in the new connections they will make, and in the opportunities to continue reaching out to others with love and kindness.

I bless Julie as she walks beside her parents in their aging years. She is being a strength to them while balancing time at home and time with her family. I know how difficult it is to balance time among adult children and parents. My hope for her is that she rest in the fact that she is doing this all with a heart full of love and giving. Lastly I want her to see time spent on herself is a gift to others as much as the time she devotes to each of them.

Bestowing these blessings was a good exercise for me. It shed light on my own heart and their hearts. Even in our missteps we have a heart to do what is right for others in our lives. A heart filled with love even when our words may miss the mark. This showed me just how much I need the grace of others and how much I need to give grace to others. Rather than pouncing on what someone does or says that offends I need to look at their heart and see their actions from that perspective.

In Him,
Joyful
3-25-19