“‘I’m so blessed.’ You hear it more and more these days,” notes Pastor Richard Allen. “Most noticeably . . . from famous people, and often in acceptance speeches. Clutching a golden statue they say, ‘I’m so blessed to be here today’ . . . My issue,” continues Allen, “with such usage is not that it is flippant, or even untrue. Actors and politicians can be deeply sincere about feeling blessed. My issue with such usage is that it is so easy. It requires little effort, in a moment of victory, to know oneself as blessed. Perhaps a small dose of humility is necessary, but nothing more. And for those of us watching at home the un-elected, and un-famous it’s easy to nod our heads in agreement. ‘Yep, you’re blessed alright.’” (1)

What does it mean to be blessed? Generally we associate blessing or…