Do blessings work?

The other day my 90 year old aunt as always, placed her hand on my head and kissed me on the forehead saying "God bless you".

My son asked, "How can you tell if the blessings are working?"

Whenever the world is filled with unbearable pain and anguish, God sends a Messenger, a Messiah, a Guru or a Prophet to guide humanity

Today is Easter Sunday and on this day Jesus was resurrected after being crucified. Yet he wanted nothing he only wanted to give love. It was hard for people to understand this 2000 years ago so you can imagine how hard it is for people to accept that today.

We are not rich because we have much, we are infact poor as long as we are in want, and hunger for more. The rich are those that do not desire more and are content with what they have.

Rumi the great Persian Sufi said "The wound is the place where the light enters you", I should know for I have experienced it.

In my own life, within a very short time I lost all my material wealth and possessions. Only much later did I realise that it was not a tragedy but a stroke of good luck and a blessing in disguise. Why? Because, I realised the limitations of material  things and the infinite richness of my spiritual being. The end result is, I live each moment as if it is my last, contented and free of material burden. I have come to realise that,

• Childlike, many things, relations and incidents continue to fascinate me or make me happy.
• Money is just a means and not an end.
• Making the effort is within my capacity but not the results. Fruit of my labour is dependent on His grace. I do my work and let God do his.
• Whatever I do, there is no ulterior motive, malice or greed, therefore I am free of fear. This seems to do wonders for my appetite and my sleep. 
• My life's journey has become my destination.

I now know that the blessings are working.