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

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