Blessed Are We...When

Morning Prayer;

Dear Lord create in us

a holy, awesome dissatisfaction

when we settle for less

Anoint hope's howling hunger

with heaven's hidden attraction

through Your righteousness

Amen

Psalm 32:1

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, 

Whose sin is covered.

Jer.17:7

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, 

And whose hope is the LORD.

Psalm 112:1

Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, 

Who delights greatly in His commandments.

Psalm 1:1

Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, 

Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;

James 1:12

Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved,

 he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

Psalm 33:12

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, 

The people He has chosen as His own inheritance.

Matt. 5:1-12

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: 

and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:

2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, 

and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: 

for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

It's an eye-opener isn't it?!

The conditions hinged to God's promised blessings

so then,

Lord, when we pray for blessing

Make us humbly aware

Of sin that needs confessing

Thy blessing to prepare...

Three Barriers Between Us and God

The way of life is riddled with both triumph and defeat 

The hope to which we cling is like a lifeline, bittersweet 

Our darlings of desire and God’s will often conflict 

Because we want His blessing without what hinges to it 

The altar that pleases our Lord is not fashioned of stone 

But is the heart that offers up its cup of skin and bone 

In gratitude to He whose mercy paid sin’s awful debt 

And sacrificed His Son to be the scapegoat in our stead 

He suffered all we ever will, of poverty and pain 

But with his eyes fixed on the Prize He suffered, not in vain 

Because obedience beholds more than the sacrifice 

Love suffers long and it is kind and sees beyond the price 

Some blessings are not hard to see, they burst and beam and brim 

Some come, disguised as ‘why’ to test who will still honour Him 

Lord, remind us, when we ask for your Providence to bless 

That we have firstly sought Your kingdom and Your righteousness 

© Janet Martin 

He who did not spare His own Son, 

but delivered Him up for us all, 

how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

Romans 8:32

More Love To Thee-Fernando Ortega