Bestower of Blessings

Save us, we beseech you, O Lord! O Lord, we beseech you, give us success! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord. The Lord is God and he has given us light. Bind the festal procession with branches, up to the horns of the altar. Psalm 118:25-27

Bestower of blessings,

You bless us each and everyday. You shower upon us unconditional love, merciful forgiveness, and boundless grace. You bless us with the gift of your presence on earth, Jesus Christ, and your continued Spirit among us.

It is our Lenten hope to remember, each and everyday, to offer blessings of thanksgiving in return.

The Psalmist prepares a procession to praise you, filled with branches at the altar. Jesus will enter Jerusalem, and his followers will praise him with branches of palms. May we, too, praise you with what we have. May we offer love with our hands and feet, by serving those in need. May we offer repentance with our tongues, asking for forgiveness and changing our ways. May we offer grace with our ears, as a listening presence to someone in pain.

May we return our blessings back to you, and in turn bless the world.

In your blessed name we pray these things,
Amen.

Kate Floyd