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Blessing God?	Omar	Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Question: Hello Brother, Do we, as Christians and as creatures of God, have the right/authority to say to God while in prayer, "Lord, I bless you?" If I remember correctly, I believe I heard a priest say this once. Thanks, and God Bless you and your ministry.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Omar: Yes, we can bless God. We see this in the Bible and repeated in the Divine Office, "Blessed be God forever." Psalms 66:20 and 68:35 are two examples. It is not that God needs to be blessed, rather blessing God is an acknowledgement that He is blessed. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Blessing God?

Omar

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

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Hello Brother,

Do we, as Christians and as creatures of God, have the right/authority to say to God while in prayer, "Lord, I bless you?" If I remember correctly, I believe I heard a priest say this once.

Thanks, and God Bless you and your ministry.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Omar:

Yes, we can bless God. We see this in the Bible and repeated in the Divine Office, "Blessed be God forever." Psalms 66:20 and 68:35 are two examples.

It is not that God needs to be blessed, rather blessing God is an acknowledgement that He is blessed.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum.
Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum
Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum
Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum