Common blessings are those that all people enjoy. They are distinct from the spiritual blessings that only believers enjoy.
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“God bestows his blessings without discrimination.”
F.F. Bruce
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[The Father], after all, loves each of us—good and evil, kind and cruel.
He causes the sun to rise and shine on evil and good alike.
He causes the rain to water the fields of the righteous and the fields of the sinner.
Matthew 5:45b The Voice
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O God,
We thank you for this earth, our home;
for the wide sky and the blessed sun, for the ocean and streams,
for the towering hills and the whispering wind, for the trees and green grass.
We thank you for our senses by which we hear the songs of birds,
and see the splendor of fields of golden wheat,
and taste autumn’s fruit, rejoice in the feel of snow,
and smell the breath of spring flowers.
Grant us a heart opened wide to all this beauty;
and save us from being so blind that we pass unseeing
when even the common thorn bush is aflame with your glory.
For each new dawn is filled with infinite possibilities for new beginnings and new discoveries.
Life is constantly changing and renewing itself.
In this new day of new beginnings with God, all things are possible.
We are restored and renewed in a joyous awakening
to the wonder that our lives are and, yet, can be. Amen.
Walter Rauschenbusch
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God is the source of our blessings;
may every corner of the earth respect and revere Him.
Psalm 67:7 The Voice
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Find time to thank God for all the blessings you receive on a day to day basis.
Steven Johnson