Download or read book Blessing written by Andrew Davison and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2014-11-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blessing, whether we are giving it or seeking it, is perhaps one of the most overused but least understood Christian terms. Yet it is a rich biblical concept history reaching back to the earliest Old Testament writings. It is everywhere in our liturgies and is frequently on our lips (‘Bless!’). This engaging introduction to blessing unpacks this rich, many-layered word, exploring:What it means to ‘Bless the Lord’, which the Bible repeatedly urges us to do Blessing as a way of recognising the proper relation of people, things and situations to God The effect of blessing – does it work? The absence of blessing – the pastoral challenge when lives feel more cursed than blessed How blessing enters our livesChrist as the promise of blessing for all