The Blessing

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PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE by Ralph Doudera, CEO Spectrum Financial Inc.

About 25 years ago, in my search for the meaning of wealth as a believer in the Christian faith, I had the privilege of working alongside Mother Teresa helping the destitute in India. Filled with love and compassion, she wrote in my Bible these words: “God Bless You” and signed her name. It was only recently when reading her words again that the reality of what she wrote hit me. This was not just some phrase idly spoken after a sneeze, but a prayer with eternal consequences. A blessing is a prayer for God’s favor and protection that will go on for me and my family from generation to generation. I receive it and want to pass her blessing on to you.

More than 3,000 years ago in the Sinai Desert, God
gave his people a blessing (Numbers 6:24-27). He also gave a blessing as a consequence of following His commandments (Deuteronomy 28:6-13). In March 2020,, a song, “The Blessing”, was written from it. Since then, throughout this pandemic, the song has ministered to families and churches in countries all over the world. Video technology has united not only businesses, but the Church as well. The Blessing has gone viral online and multiplied exponentially with virtual choir versions from almost every country, language, and age. It has become the unofficial anthem for 2020.

I would like to pass this blessing on as a prayer to
anyone reading this message. I have created a website to attempt to organize many of the versions of this song for use as a daily devotion or just a mid-day prescription for a bad day. You cannot remain depressed when you listen to how you are being blessed through the united prayers of members of the global Church. You will be encouraged by seeing fragments of the worldwide Church blessing you as you listen. Buildings may be closed but the Church is alive. Click on these websites for one blessing and you are likely to be back again to listen to others. And may the peace and blessing of God daily encourage us all through this challenging time.

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