Yesterday a friend sent me a New Year’s prayer: “May the Lord bless you and keep you, May the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you, May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.” Numbers 6:24-26. It is one of my and mom’s favorite scriptures. Today mom and I watched Mass on TV. As soon as I heard the beginning of the first reading, my heart lept. It was the same scripture with a few extra verses. One of the reasons my mom loves it so much is that her high school choir used to close each concert with the hymn of the same words. She even chose it to be sung at my dad’s funeral. So, we felt even more blessed when the choir sang the hymn during Mass today. God’s message was heard loud and clear. What a beautiful way to start this new year.

I Found God today in His blessing.