The other day, I was looking through a book of poems called The Gifts of God. It’s a compilation of writings by Helen Schucman. She’s the scribe who for nearly a decade received the words that became the mystic Christian text, A Course in Miracles (ACIM).

During that time, mostly in the 1970s, she also wrote poetry. She was pretty adamant that they not be published and so they weren’t until after she died. That was when the not for profit organization that publishes ACIM put this book together to honor what Helen had gifted to the world.

 This poem called Benediction really spoke to me.

Benediction is another word for blessing and is derived from the Latin roots bene which means good or well, and diction which refers to speaking. So the literal translation of benediction is speaking well of, or good words.

I think it’s time we incorporate that word, benediction, into our normal vocabulary and not use it exclusively in religious contexts. Because anytime we wish someone well, we are offering a benediction!

I hope you enjoy the poem as much as I did.

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