The Hebrew word berakhah and the Greek word eulogia both underlie the English word 'blessing,' and their traditions of use differMany Christian traditions bless a meal before eating it; the wording is not fixed the same way across denominationsA house blessing is practiced in several Christian traditions, though the form and occasion for it differ by traditionBeing blessed and feeling blessed are treated as different things in most serious writing on the subject — the words on this site say which one they meanEvery traditional blessing text on this site names its tradition; nothing here is presented as scripture or official liturgy without that source namedThe Hebrew word berakhah and the Greek word eulogia both underlie the English word 'blessing,' and their traditions of use differMany Christian traditions bless a meal before eating it; the wording is not fixed the same way across denominationsA house blessing is practiced in several Christian traditions, though the form and occasion for it differ by traditionBeing blessed and feeling blessed are treated as different things in most serious writing on the subject — the words on this site say which one they meanEvery traditional blessing text on this site names its tradition; nothing here is presented as scripture or official liturgy without that source named

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The Blessings Companion: Words for Eight Occasions

Everything on this site's occasion guides, gathered into one downloadable companion — sourced blessing words by tradition, structures for writing your own, and a worksheet for the occasion you're actually facing.

Sourced blessing words for meals, new homes, new babies, weddings, and hard seasons
A structure for writing your own blessing when nothing traditional quite fits
The difference between a blessing, a dedication, and a baptism, explained plainly
A worksheet for planning what you'll actually say

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