56 Metaphors for blesses

she was now met by the salutation, 'Blessed be thy hands and feet, O lady!' or similar words of welcome. '

"Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

Blessed are the lives in which all these sweet early petals float off gently and in season for the perfect setting of the holy fruit!

The danger over, he lifted me from the ground, and said: "Blessed be Madonna!

Blessed be therefore thy son in his life of quiet employment; Blessed the wife, of like mind with himself, whom he one day shall choose him.

Blessed are the shadows of porches and cloisters!

Blessed are the wealthy!

Blessed are those ears that receive the whispers of the divine voice, and listen not to the whisperings of the world.

Blessed are the flowers of God that grow in cool solitudes, and have never been profaned by the hot sun and dust of this world!"

If we had been listening to Jesus when he began this sermon, saying:" Blessed are the poor in spirit; blessed are the meek; blessed are the pure in heart; blessed are the peace-makers"and so on till he had spoken of nine different kinds of blessing, we might have thought that he had nothing but blessings of which to tell.

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God....

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

" "Blessed be Null!"

Blessed be our generous Preserver!

Blessed be agriculture!

Blessed are the peace- makers: for they shall be called the children of God.

"Blessed are they that mourn," said the angel, "for they shall be comforted.

Now the author should have said: "Bless is a redundant active-transitive verb, from bless, blessed or blest, blessing, blessed or blest; found in the imperative mood, present tense, second person, and singular number:"

Blessed be the builders of these living temples of Nature!

If the dead could rise from their graves they would bear witness thereof: if we saw them in the moonlight lift the tombstone and step forth towards the cloister, they would say: "Blessed be these walls!"

Blessed be the memory of him who gave the world this immortal game.

Blessed be the womb of the Virgin Mary, which bore the Son of the Eternal Father.

Blessed is the match.

" "Blessed are the merciful," said Miss Laura, throwing her arm over her uncle's shoulder.

"Blessed be COOK!"

56 Metaphors for  blesses