Blessed to be a Blessing

For the past few weeks we at Saint John’s have joined with Episcopal parishes around the country in sharing together six weeks of discussion on how it is that we have each one been Blessed by God in order to be a Blessing to others. In the Lord’s Prayer we ask God to forgive us our trespasses just as we offer forgiveness to others. So when we consider the blessings of life, love, talent and treasure that God has bestowed upon us we should also consider the way in which we have used those things, those blessings, to reach out and touch and bless others. If we don’t do that then we have misused the blessings that God has given us. So the question we need to ask ourselves each day in our life of prayer should be, “How have I blessed someone today?”