Numbers 6:24-26

"The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace."

WOW, I absolutely love this blessing that God commands his people to use for each other.

"The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace."

Simple, yet potent. The English student in me wants to break this down word by word, stanza by stanza, by why bother? We all know well that God is love, light, and all good things. He gives us blessings beyond what we can imagine, He expects us to appreciate His gifts, and He expects us to do the same to others.

"The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace."

I'm going to make it a prayer to bless others more just like this:


"The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace."

I don't care if you're my brother, my sister, my mother, my father, my friend, my enemy, someone whom I like, someone whom I dislike, or a complete stranger. This blessing goes out to you, as it came to me. And may you do exactly the same to others (1 John 3:16 [no, that's not a typo. read: FIRST John 3:16]). God is love, God is merciful, God is just, God is kind, God is patient. In Him all good things are possible, In Him we can bless each other. Amen.

"The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace."