BLESSEDNESS

 

Blessedness means....

serene, joy, contentment

flow...

want it, seek it, desire it, ask for it.

Re-reading an old book, gems which I had taken to heart since a long time ago - the message is still so moving and relevant.

“Blessed means serene.  

It means joyful.  

It means contented.  

It means moving through life in a flow of inner well being.  

Blessed means deep down peaceful. 

Being blessed may not mean we have everything we want.  

But it means that everything 

- all the conditions of our life - 

will be fountains of joyfulness and tranquility for us.

If we are blessed, 

everything in our life 

contributes to our love of life and of God.  

Everything in the blessed life 

opens into beauty.

Blessedness is available to us 

right where we are in life, 

right now.   

But it is not a quality we are handed 

automatically or magically.  

We must want a blessed life, 

we must seek it, 

desire it, 

ask for it.  

We have to take seriously 

Jesus’ explanation of how we find it. 

Of where to look for it….”

[Living the Beatitudes Everyday - Finding Joy and Peace, by Marilyn Gustin]