Day #35
Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways! You shall eat the fruit of the labour of your hands; you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots round your table. Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who fears the Lord. The Lord bless you from Zion! May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life! May you see your children's children! Peace be upon Israel!
Psalm 128
Father, we ask for your blessing on every marriage. May we honour you in our lives together; may we tread the path you place before us with integrity and joy. May we embrace good times and hard times with equanimity; may our hope and trust in you never be shaken. May we be blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, and may we also be blessed with the blessings of your good earth. May we enjoy good food of every kind – pizza, pasta, paella, pasanda, pork pies, peaches and pavlova. May we imbibe delicious drinks, whether porcelain cups of exquisite tea, or Massimo mugs of Mountain Malabar coffee; may we enjoy cola-floats, full-bodied reds, pink champagnes, prosecco, sparkling spring water, and craft beverages of every kind (consumed always in due moderation!). May our feasting be enjoyed with great conversation amongst family and friends. May our children be blessed, and may they learn to know you, love you, and walk in your ways. We pray for the ‘prodigals’, that they may return. May your blessings continue through the generations, and may it not stop with us, but may your bounty and grace flow out through us into our towns, cities, villages, nations and continents, until the whole earth is filled with your glory!
Amen.