Be a Blessing, Benedicere!
A dear parishioner, invited me to bless her
home. She said that she wasn’t sleeping well and she kept misplacing
things. It didn’t help her peace of mind to have been told that a house
nearby was reputed to be haunted! Not withstanding this, or the fact that
the woman was in her eighties and lived alone, or even that I showed symptoms
of the same ‘maladies’, I gladly consented to her wish.
When I arrived at her home she promptly sat me down
and, 2 1/2 hours later, we were still conversing! The house blessing
seemed secondary to the blessing that my presence and companionship brought to
her. In fact, when we did get around to the blessing of the house, it
took all of 10 minutes.
The experience got me thinking that to be a blessing
isn’t only about what we do for others but also about who we are for them: a
presence, a listening ear, a companion, available and willing to go the extra
mile.
This dear older woman indicated that she slept better
that night and extended an invitation for me to come again!
Who needs you to be a blessing today?
Gail Jagroop, OP
St. Joseph, Trinidad
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