Blessings, favor, gifts and grace. (Alphabetically.)
Blessings –noun
1. The act or words of a person who blesses.
2. A special favor, mercy, or benefit.
3. A favor or gift bestowed by God, thereby bringing happiness.
4. The invoking of God's favor upon a person.
5. Praise; devotion; worship, esp. grace said before a meal.
6. Approval or good wishes.
Favor –noun
Gifts –noun
Favor –noun
1. Something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act.
2. Friendly or well-disposed regard; goodwill.
3. The state of being approved or held in regard.
4. Excessive kindness or unfair partiality; preferential treatment.
5. A gift bestowed as a token of goodwill, kind regard, love, etc.
6. A ribbon, badge, etc., worn in evidence of goodwill or loyalty, as by an adherent of a political party.
7. A small gift or decorative or festive item, as a noisemaker or paper hat, often distributed to guests at a party.
Gifts –noun
1. Something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
2. The act of giving.
3. Something bestowed or acquired without any particular effort by the recipient or without its being earned.
4. A special ability or capacity; natural endowment; talent.
Grace –noun
Grace –noun
1. Elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action.
2. A pleasing or attractive quality or endowment.
3. Favor or good will.
4. A manifestation of favor, esp. by a superior.
5. Mercy; clemency; pardon.
6. Favor shown in granting a delay or temporary immunity.
7. An allowance of time after a debt or bill has become payable granted to the debtor before suit can be brought against him or her or a penalty applied.
I don't even have to write this post! The dictionary did it for me. He gave us all this, even the crazy "non-applicable" stuff (is not His favor like a noisemaker at the somber event of life?), simply because He had too much of it. What do we even as humans do with abundance? We don't hoard it because we know it will rot or rust or mold. We give it away. He had so much of this stuff that He dropped it off on our proverbial doorstep.
My word. That's all I can say.
Besides Thank You.
View original post at: http://jemacin.blogspot.com/2010/04/favorite-things.htmlI don't even have to write this post! The dictionary did it for me. He gave us all this, even the crazy "non-applicable" stuff (is not His favor like a noisemaker at the somber event of life?), simply because He had too much of it. What do we even as humans do with abundance? We don't hoard it because we know it will rot or rust or mold. We give it away. He had so much of this stuff that He dropped it off on our proverbial doorstep.
My word. That's all I can say.
Besides Thank You.
No comments:
Post a Comment