Blessed.

Got to hear another great homily from Fr. Paul tonight, for the Feast of All Saints !

It started something like this.. how does less make us blessed.

He often talks about how our society  has too much. We can all do with a little less.

Tonight his talk posed a bunch of scenarios.

A young girl asked to go work at a soup kitchen for her birthday instead of a big party.

A girl in high school chooses to dress modestly instead of dress like the popular crowd.

A couple who have been married for a while chose to work on their marriage & vows, instead of throw them out the door, because of a rough patch.

A woman of advanced age, is limited to a wheelchair, has not much to look forward to anymore, but she fervently prays everyday for all her children/grandchildren.

Then he said, why do most greeting cards for loss/death, mention blessed.

When people are consoling others over a loss, mention somewhere in the conversation ...blessed.

What correlation does a Saint being called Blessed ______ .... and in everyday life considering Blessed to mean loss, or doing with less.

What can you do with out, or less of  .... to be Blessed.(or more Saintly)

You ask how can someone who has lost a loved one be Blessed? They are blessed, because they know their loved one has reached the Eternal gates of Heaven, a place we all long to be.