Why do people say blessed be

There are long and complicated discussions about this in Greek philosophy as well that talk about blessings coming with virtue. Back to the experience of disaster: Certainly, the person who was spared is blessed, but so is the person who lost everything. They may not be happy — because earthly happiness means our circumstances prompted an emotion. That is, we should be referring to our conviction that we are loved by God, and that, whatever our circumstances or situations, we are confident that Christ will bring victory.

We know we are loved and saved by Christ and that this knowledge transcends any pain we may be experiencing.

Or, it may be that we are in a place that we are simply striving to fully understand and embrace that conviction. This seems to fit Paganism very well; with such a variety of deities, and indeed with some forms of Paganism and witchcraft having no deities at all, wishing blessings upon another without reference to where those blessings are coming from would be appropriate for any Pagan, no matter what their individual creed.

Secondly, the imperative form of the sentence leads to another interesting implication. And within most witchcraft traditions, willing something is the basis for magic. In this way, Blessed Be is a very empowering statement; saying it with sincerity is literally a magical and spiritual act.

Get newsletters and updates Close. Also, send me the Pagan Newsletter and special offers. Also, send me the Pagan Newsletter. Toggle navigation. Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world. First of all, it confers a blessing upon the hearer but it also implies that the person who utters it is blessed as well. They're more than simply glad you're here.

They're actually better for it -- blessed, in fact. The significance of the phrase goes deeper than its literal or even underlying meanings of welcome and blessing. Its usage, like all idioms specific to a particular culture or subculture, implies a level of familiarity and belonging.

In offering and -- perhaps more importantly -- returning the greeting, both people involved acknowledge their connection as members of the same larger whole. Alyx Gorman. Listen Now. Tags: celebrity gallery media social-media. Top Comments J.

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