The Blessing

The Blessing is broken into three parts. The first part serves as an introduction to the blessing, as well as a bit of history behind it. The second and section of the book details the components of the blessing, and is followed a section with examples of what happens in homes where some or all of the aspects of the blessing are absent. The book concludes with what to do if you miss out on the blessing, and a brief section on how to craft a blessing for your children.

Believing that I have received the blessing (several times over) from my parents and not yet having children myself, I was curious to see if I would find the book applicable to my life. As it turns out, there are many references in the book regarding the blessing as it applies to marriage.  It’s all about communication!

The authors incorporate a plethora of real life examples. While they help illustrate the points the authors are trying to make, I think the book could have been shortened without losing any of its impact by reducing the number of examples.

The authors also used biblical references to support the message of the book. I found it very interesting to see the corollaries the authors drew between the biblical stories and the various aspects of the blessing.

Toward the end of the book, the authors included a section on what to do if you missed out on the blessing. They emphasized “accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.” With the breadth of scenarios the authors present throughout the book regarding the various aspects of the blessing, I thought to offer being saved as the main focus of what to do if you missed out on the blessing to be narrow in scope. It was a disappointing conclusion to an otherwise thorough and well-written book. I was left wondering where the practical advice was that would apply to people of all Christian faith traditions.

Overall, I found the book to be very insightful, engaging and thought-provoking. I would definitely recommend it to others, albeit with the heads up that there are multiple references to “being saved”.

Note: I received a copy of this book free from BookSneeze in exchange for an honest review.