Blessed

Famous quotes containing the word blessed:

    “The first ones ever, oh, ever to know
    of the rising of Jesus, his glory to be,
    were Mary, Joanna, and Magdalene,
    and blessed are they are they who see.”
    —Linda Wilberger Egan (b. 1946)

    “that blessed mood,
    In which the burthen of the mystery,
    In which the heavy and the weary weight
    Of all this unintelligible world
    Is lightened:—”
    —William Wordsworth (1770–1850)

    “When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight.”
    —Bible: New Testament, Luke 24:30,31.

    The Emmaus story.