Lord bless you
To roll with the changes and get through all the work under trying circumstances is something to be proud of. Upon reflection Term Two has been a real credit to the students, parents and staff and an indication of the strength and resilience of the Mueller community. As it turned out online learning was a roller-coaster of emotions for some, an unpleasant experience for others and then there were those who didn’t want normal school to start again! We were all looking for a way of describing a situation we hadn’t been in before. Help us to be truly thankful for all Your blessings.A word that kept appearing at the start of Term Two to describe the situation occurring in our school, nation and around the world was ‘unprecedented’. Thank You for putting a hedge around our lives, not to limit us but to protect us and keep us in the place that You call us. Thank You for coming and inviting us into a relationship with You. What blessings do you need to give thanks for today?įather, Thank You so much for all the blessings that You pour into our lives.What does it mean to be blessed by God?.What prickly hedge is in your life to protect you?.Most people do not think of God like this, but we see time and time again God has shown Himself to be a God who has a heart to bless and keep His people! Take the time today to thank Him for all his blessings! Thus, the key idea is that of protection from harm is put around you and your life a sort of fence to keep out enemies that would snatch away the blessings that God has given you and to keep you from wandering off. “To keep” literally means “to build a hedge around”. The Hebrew word for “keep” is used to describe the way shepherds would use thorn bushes to build a protective enclosure for the sheep, to keep them safe from predators. The second part of the first phase of the Aaronic blessing calls upon God to “keep” His people. In this blessing, God is offering to come to His people “on bended knee” – that is, to come to serve them, to love them, to share Himself with them. The Lord bless you literally means “on bended knee.” It describes a servant kneeling out of respect for his master or a lover kneeling to ask his beloved for her hand in marriage. An important part of the priest ministry was to “bless” the people. When they said, “grace and peace”, Peter, John and Paul were also carrying on a tradition that dated back almost 1500 years. To wish someone “grace” and “peace” is to desire for them something wonderful – it is to pray that they will be as close as possible to the heart of God. When they said, “grace and peace” these Biblical writers were not merely using a polite form of words to start a letter. Have you ever noticed how the apostle Paul opens every one of his letters by wishing his readers “grace and peace”? It is also present in both of Peter’s letters, one of John’s and the book of Revelation. So they will put my name on the Israelites and I will bless them.” (Numbers 6:24-27) The Lord lift up His face upon you and give you peace. Key Verses: “The Lord bless you and keep you: the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you. Today’s Reading: Numbers 6:1-7:89 (additional reading Psalm 49:1-20 and Proverbs 10:27-28)