Bless Us All

Newberry Medalist Cynthia Rylant pairs simple, charming poems with her trademark folk style art in this collection of twelve bedtime blessings. With a blessing for each month included, Bless Us All is the perfect yearbook of blessings to accompany your child’s bedtime. Emphasizing the importance of celebrating the ordinary things, twelve endearing poems bring attention to the small-but-mighty blessings in your child’s life, such as the love of family and pets. Through characteristic vibrant folk paintings and warm, lyrical verse, Cynthia Rylant’s collection of bedtime blessings is the perfect way to help you and your child intentionally celebrate and appreciate the simple things in life.

Winner of a third-place award for prayer books from the Association of Catholic Publishers. Bless Us, O Lord belongs on the shelf of every Catholic family that wants to pray together daily. You can introduce children to original and traditional blessings, the lives of the saints, the rhythm of the Church year, and the practice of daily prayer in a way that is both appealing to them and a means to unite your whole family. Praying together at the table helps families recognize the presence of Jesus in their midst and make connections between their meal and the celebration of the Eucharist. Author Robert M. Hamma brings his warm and gentle spirit to original prayers, which he combines with traditional blessings to offer an open-and-go resource for parents and caregivers. He provides the perfect words for every occasion—from observing saint feast days and liturgical seasons to celebrating a child's birthday and remembering the life of a loved one. Bless Us, O Lord will help you with fresh ideas and tools for living the liturgy in your home and nourishing the souls of your children with stories of the saints, including prayers for days of the week; Advent, Christmas, Lent, Holy Week, and Easter; saints’ feast days and holy days; national and cultural holidays; and special family celebrations to mark birthdays, anniversaries, and special achievements.

"May God Bless You All" is a creative non-fiction collection of letters from two sets of brothers to their sister during their service in World War 2. This is the story of common men living by God, prayer and family. Their letters share laughter, hardship and perseverance during one of the most tested times of their young lives.This story touches on issues of citizenship, farming and service. It is a story about all of us.Every person living in the United States of America shouldered additional responsibilities during the Second World War. Viola, whether she realized it or not, assumed the role of writing letters to her two brothers, two brother-in-laws and approximately a half dozen other servicemen from the small rural area of Greene, Ohio. Her tireless correspondence provided hope and morale for these men as well as for her young family and neighbors. Throughout the letters, all four men come to grips with each card dealt them keeping God, prayer and family in the forefront of their correspondence and actions. Although they each had their trials, they persisted in remaining selfless discussing the well-being of their family members and each other ahead of themselves. In addition, there are passages from the Bible found throughout the story that reveal our family's life and faith in God and though we are all sinners and harden our hearts until life is at its most difficult and we feel most vulnerable, these passages remind me, personally of God's infinite mercy and love for us.

A sundry collection of interesting articles, insights, songs, and Bible passages, May God Bless You: Be a Fisher of Men is a compelling book, in colored and black and white formats, that lifts readers up by allowing them to feel the presence of God and remember His teachings at all time. Moved by the power of the Holy Spirit, author Jimenez makes this an unforgettable read as he distinctively presents the contents of this book in a unique format. Each chapter is deftly woven to explore and elaborate spiritual virtues such as faith, love, and hope through the use of acrosticsa form of writing in wqhich the first letter, syllable or word of each line, paragraph or other recurring feature in the text is spells out a word or a message. Aside from spiritual nuggets, this bookhas a little bit of everything else. It includes witty and mundane quips and quotes, exceptional mementos of the authors younger years, pictures of inspiration, and a bit of his native country, the Philippines. An uplifting read for those who are depressed, an easy-read for those who want a good laugh, and an answer for those whose minds are perplexed, May God Bless You: Be a Fisher of Men definitely leaves a permanent mark in the readers mind. Que Dios Te Bendiga. Con este hermoso ttulo el Dr. Joel Jimnez quiere llegar de una forma clara y directa al corazn de los lectores. No pretende otra cosa ms que acercar a Dios a quienes todava no lo conocen y ofrecer consejo para quienes s lo conocen pero desean acercarse an ms a l. Si usted es un escptico o un no creyente, si tiene fe pero est falto de luz, puede que este libro sea una bendicin para usted y para quienes le rodean. Comprtalo con sus seres queridos e incluso con sus enemigos, no se arrepentir. En este hermoso libro el autor presenta de manera elocuente una variada coleccin de diversos artculos de temtica tanto espiritual como mundana, ideas, canciones y pasajes, presentados de forma creativa y con un lenguaje sencillo a travs de acrsticos en un libro realmente atractivo e interesante. Que Dios los bendiga!

Written from the perspective that God, as our Dad, wants to encourage us withthe expression of His love in a blessing, this volume reflects the importanceand power of giving and receiving blessings.

A sundry collection of interesting articles, insights, songs, and Bible passages, May God Bless You: Be a Fisher of Men is a compelling book, in colored and black and white formats, that lifts readers up by allowing them to feel the presence of God and remember His teachings at all time. Moved by the power of the Holy Spirit, author Jimenez makes this an unforgettable read as he distinctively presents the contents of this book in a unique format. Each chapter is deftly woven to explore and elaborate spiritual virtues such as faith, love, and hope through the use of acrostics—a form of writing in wqhich the first letter, syllable or word of each line, paragrpah or other recurring feature in the text is spells out a word or a message. Aside from spiritual nuggets, this bookhas a little bit of everything else. It includes witty and mundane quips and quotes, exceptional mementos of the author’s younger years, pictures of inspiration, and a bit of his native country, the Philippines. An uplifting read for those who are depressed, an easy-read for those who want a good laugh, and an answer for those whose minds are perplexed, May God Bless You: Be a Fisher of Men definitely leaves a permanent mark in the readers’ mind.

Dorothy France provides beautiful prayers and services to help us celebrate special days of the church year and focus on our Christ-given mission to be his light in the world. From the earliest history of the Christian church, believers have set aside time for holy days, special observances to commemorate Jesus' birth, death, resurrection, teachings, and ministry. France says that anticipating and observing special days with hopeful expectancy can revitalize our commitment to follow Jesus' command to go forth and serve. In Bless Us, O God, prayers and services for traditional holy days such as Advent, Ash Wednesday, and Easter are joined by suggestions for more modern special days, such as Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Reconciliation Mission Sunday, and Earth Stewardship Sunday. Pastors will find selections for events such as baptisms and leadership installations.

From the author of the bestselling Anam Cara comes a beautiful collection of blessings to help readers through both the everyday and the extraordinary events of their lives. John O’Donohue, Irish teacher and poet, has been widely praised for his gift of drawing on Celtic spiritual traditions to create words of inspiration and wisdom for today. In To Bless the Space Between Us, his compelling blend of elegant, poetic language and spiritual insight offers readers comfort and encouragement on their journeys through life. O’Donohue looks at life’s thresholds—getting married, having children, starting a new job—and offers invaluable guidelines for making the transition from a known, familiar world into a new, unmapped territory. Most profoundly, however, O’Donohue explains “blessing” as a way of life, as a lens through which the whole world is transformed. O’Donohue awakens readers to timeless truths and shows the power they have to answer contemporary dilemmas and ease us through periods of change.