Sentence examples for extend blessing from inspiring English sources

According to Jewish interpretation, in promising Abraham that he would become "a great nation" and in charging him to "be a blessing" (Genesis 12 2), God said to Abraham: 'Until now, I blessed My world; from this moment on, the blessings are entrusted to you, it is for you to extend blessing to others' (Genesis Rabbah 39 11).

However we each understand the Source of our vitality, and the Source of our capacity to extend blessing to others - and however each of us may see this day - this is a time for each of us drawing into ourselves the fullness of all the blessing we ever have felt.

In the same year, the future president of the World Trade Union Conference, George Isaacs, called upon the Trades Union Congress to extend its blessing and help to the Jewish people in building, "a new Jerusalem in Palestine".

During his call prompted by the discovery of a gash in the Shuttle's fuselage the Pope extended his blessing to Kelly's wife, Gabrielle Giffords, who had undergone skull surgery earlier in the week.

A 35-foot statue of the Protestant theologian (1603 -1683) stands high in Prospect Terrace Park, with right hand extended, as if blessing the city he founded.

Wainwright admitted that he and Brion took their time recording the album in Los Angeles, and considered the extended time a "blessing" and "luxury", claiming that "most people have two weeks to record their first album".

Augustine, as Bishop of Hippo, personally blessed these nasty forays to extend the Charity of Christ, i.e. boost the number of converts.

Lagarde should be invited to address the assembled member states to extend to them her and the IMF's blessing.

Petchey has the blessing of his employers Sky and the LTA to extend his relationship with the Scot.

People's preference for using sharing-economy services in their personal lives has already begun to extend to their business lives – with or without the travel manager's blessing.

Osborne also gave the blessing to extending London Underground's Northern Line to Battersea in a move that would create an estimated 25,000 jobs, but he did not commit government funds to it.