No, not senile, you Bradley Brat. Heh-heh.  Just hadn't seen it yet.  Gotta
learn to check all the messages before writing.

Lion Looking for a big sausage machine to put Brad the Brat into
----- Original Message -----
From: "BD" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: Blessing


> Ah? I did? lol. Senile Lion.
>
> Brad
>
>
>
> At 01/07/2004 on Wednesday, you wrote:
> >Well then cough it up, boy?  No, not the lasagne, I mean the answer to
> >John's question.  Smile.
> >
> >Paul who's an inquiring mind and wants to know
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "BD" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 10:41 AM
> >Subject: Re: Blessing
> >
> >
> > > O'course he's right. I'm just a kid... to him anyway hehehehehe. Kid
> > > Computer and Father Time
> > >
> > > Brad
> > >
> > > At 01/06/2004 on Tuesday, you wrote:
> > > >Paul, I'll bet your neighbors car, parked in your garbage spot, that
you
> > > >are right.
> > > >
> > > >At 05:16 PM 1/6/04 -0500, you wrote:
> > > > >Hey, John
> > > > >
> > > > >I'll bet the Computer Kid, Brad, will look it up on that program of
his
> >and
> > > > >let us know what bless and blessing mean as soon as he's able.
Smile.
> > > > >
> > > > >Paul
> > > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > > >From: "John Schwery" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > >Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 4:17 PM
> > > > >Subject: Re: Blessing
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Helen, interesting verses.  I wonder what bless, means?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > At 08:57 AM 1/6/04 -0500, you wrote:
> > > > > > >And God told Moses to tell Aaron and his sons to bless the
children
> >of
> > > > > > >Israel saying:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >24  The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
> > > > > > >25  The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious
unto
> >thee:
> > > > > > >26  The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee
> >peace.
> > > > > > >(Numbers 6)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >Of course, some denominations keep the blessing of this
blessing
> >for the
> > > > > > >high and mighty clergy to place upon their congregants, and
it's a
> >no-no
> > > > > > >for a mere lay person to use it to bless anyone.  I used it
once as
> > > > I was
> > > > > > >leaving a private meeting in the home of another member,
sincerely
> > > > >desiring
> > > > > > >that God bless the others, and I was sharply taken to task by
an
> >elder,
> > > > > > >telling me I couldn't do that, but only the minister of the
church
> >was
> > > > > > >allowed to use it.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >Helen
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >At 08:38 AM 1/6/04 -0500, you wrote:
> > > > > > > >Hey, John
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >I can't think of a specific case (or of much of anything else
> >this
> > > > >morning.
> > > > > > > >Smile.)  but I'm sure Lutherans and Episcopalians (Anglicans
in
> > > > >England)
> > > > > > > >also do blessings as well as the other liturgical folks at
> > > > baptisms and
> > > > > > > >dedications.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >Paul
> > > > > >
> > > > > > John
> > > > > >
> > > > > >    File not found ! Should I fake it ? (Y/N)
> > > >
> > > >John
> > > >
> > > >    Seen it all, done it all, can't remember most of it