Concerning Blessings

Barbara Brown Taylor in her new book An Altar in the World, which I already consider the textbook of 21st century Franciscan spirituality, observes, “Anyone can ask and anyone can bless, whether anyone has authorized you to do it or not…That we are able to bless one another at all is evidence that we have been blessed, whether we can remember when or not. That we are willing to bless one another is miracle enough to stagger the very stars.”