A Long Blessing
To start a long blessing, take a look around and bless what you see, immediately in front of you.
If you are inside, bless the room, bless any animal or person in the room with you.
Think about the people who have lived there before you or visited or passed through or passed by in car or plane or on bicycle or foot. Bless each one.
Bless not only the room but the house and its foundations, its roof, its floors,bless the builders who built it, bless all the energy around you; the air, the sky, the fields, the other houses, then expand your awareness outwards and bless the neighbours, the people who pass by.
Bless the people in need, the wounded, the hurting, the injured, the sick, the angry, the affronted, the lost, the ignorant.
Bless all people whose lives have been stolen from them, through illness, through relationship difficulties, through poverty.
Bless the perpetrators of harm, not because they deserve it, but because they need it. Bless your enemies, bless the wrong as well as the good, so that all can be lifted into the Heart of love and feel the Love, the Light, the Mercy therein, touch them, change their energy, lift them, restore right balance.
Bless the gardens, the earth, nature, the creatures that live in your space, the birds that come to your garden or fly over your home, expanding your view till it incorporates your village or town, your county, your country, the whole world.
Bless the moon, the planets and the stars. Bless time and space itself.
There is no set way of blessing. Bless who or what comes to mind. Feel the blessing flowing through you. Be lifted into the Heart of Love as you bless others. Find your own renewal in blessing others and find a greater appreciation of the connectedness of all.
Bless the paths that led us here
Bless the fields that surround our dwelling
Bless the birds that live nearby
Bless the sky that brightens the day
Bless the air that brings us life
Bless the animals that move unseen
Bless the people past, present, future who have entered here
Bless the hurts in this place that lay unhealed
Bless the relationships that have dwelled here touching this space
Bless the fences and the barriers that keep things in and keep things out
Bless the buildings that define this skyline
Bless the brickwork that supports each home
Bless the workmen and women who laboured
Bless the families who have been here
Bless the children who have laughed and cried here
Bless the unborn, those who died unexpectedly
Bless those yet to come
Bless the ground - the holy sacred ground
Bless the hymns sung here echoing a blessing
Bless all hurt may it find healing
Bless the trees that flow with life
Bless the plants that feed us
Bless the weeds that struggle to survive
Bless the grass - each blade - so precious
Bless the shrubs that offer shelter
Bless the bamboo that waves majestically in the wind
Bless the roots that entwine and sustain below ground
Bless all that is beneath the ground
Bless the benches that offer rest
Bless the snowdrops that lift their shining flowers
Bless the light that illuminates all
Bless the night that brings rest and a new day
Bless the stars that twinkle
Bless the moon that lights the way
Bless the seasons that return anew
Bless the wind that carries pollen
Bless the boats that dance on the waves
Bless the dead whose lives were precious
Bless the living may they grow
Bless the food may it sustain us
Bless the water may it be clean and abundant
Bless the rivers may they continue to flow
Bless the sea may it be cleansed
Bless the rain, the clouds, the sun that bring life
Bless the memories of this place
Bless all forgotten things be honoured
Bless each breath drawn here bring us health
Bless the food we eat together or alone
Bless the coffees that bring uplifment
Bless the solitary bee that lives in the ground
Bless the homeless may they find comfort
Bless the churches may they be true
Bless the unloved may they find hope
Bless the forgotten may they be known
Bless the old may they find strength
Bless the neighbours may they be kind
Bless the chimneys may they work well
Bless the foundations may they be strong
Bless the land may it be viewed as sacred
Bless the crosses may they bring protection
Bless the rain wind may it bring joy
Bless the named may they sing their name aloud
Bless the unnamed may they be truly blessed
Bless the newborn may they find life kind
Bless the traveller may they be looked after
Bless the lost be found
Bless the gardener be inspired
Bless the bricks remain strong
Bless the roofs remain in tact
Bless the windows open widely
Bless the dogs may they be happy
Bless the pets may they be loved
Bless those who have been healed may they rejoice and spread the word
Bless those who have been helped may they give thanks
Bless those who need help may they receive it
Bless those in need may they find support
Bless those who hope may they be rewarded
Bless those who are helpless may they find a way through
Bless all who feel lost be restored
Bless the friends may they be true
Bless the strangers may they be friends in disguise.
Bless each precious moment,
may they each be filled
with love
and flow over
with its abundance.
