+++ This Blessing List is now closed. Please sign up here to receive blessings again next week. See you there! +++
Thanks to everybody who signed up for this week – may these blessings bring you good things!
Once a week, on Wednesday, I bless everyone who has requested it for the current week.
The process is simple:
If you would like to be included in the blessings, leave a comment to the current blessing post by Tuesday at the latest.
I will perform the blessing ceremony at some point on Wednesday, and bless everybody who has left a comment by Tuesday.*
All times listed are in German time (i.e. EST+6, apart from the few weeks a year when the US switches to and from daylight savings at a different time than Germany). Please plan accordingly.
I will only bless people who have explicitly requested it in a comment to the current week’s blessing post. I.e. if you would like to be blessed again next week, you will need to comment again.
(To do that, you can come back at any point during the week. I put up the next Blessing List right when I close the preceding one, so you can sign up for the next blessing whenever it’s convenient for you.)
You can also request blessings for other people (or, for that matter, for pets, plants, …) – as long as you have their explicit consent, or you are their rightful “guardian” (e.g. parents for their underage kids; legal caretakers for people with dementia; owners of pets or gardens for their pets or gardens; …).
So… if you would like to receive my blessings this upcoming Wednesday, or if you have any questions, please leave a comment below!
You can use your real name, a nickname of your choice, or comment anonymously.
Please feel free to also share the link to the Blessing List with other people who are interested in being blessed. Everybody is welcome to sign up.
About the blessing itself: During the ceremony, I send a “generic” blessing to everybody on the list, which also includes intentions for health, protection, and divine guidance. I also respectfully ask for blessings from their respective deities during this general part of the cermony for those who have a relationship with a specific deity or deities.
(If you don’t feel comfortable sharing your personal religious beliefs on a public forum, there is no need to list them, as I will do this general part in any case. I trust that your personal deities will know who you are and will, hopefully, respond favourably to this general request. 🙂 If you do mention a specific deity or other divine being in your comment, I will add an extra request to this particular deity and ask them to bestow their blessings upon you, too.)
If there is anything in particular you’d like me to focus on, you can add that to your comment (in just a few words, please!). I will then include this intention specifically for you, but also keep you in the general blessing.**
And if you’d like to know more about the blessings first, you can read the behind-the-scenes-take or my thoughts about one year of blessings – but don’t forget to come back and sign up afterwards! 🙂
For those of you who’d also like to bless others and aren’t sure how to start, I’ve posted a practical guide: Blessing: How to Get Started in 9 Simple Steps.
One final note: I’ll do my best to approve comments in a timely manner, but I am not glued to my screen. It might occasionally take a day or two for your comment to be approved. Thanks for your patience!
* I’m not dogmatic about this deadline. The Tuesday cutoff is simply to make sure I see your request in time, and it will be included for sure. Any comments left after midnight on Tuesday (German time) might or might not be read before the blessing, and might or might not be included.
** I’m not a physician or other health professional. If you have any health issues you’d like me to include, I’m happy to add them – but please remember that a blessing by a random stranger on the internet does not replace a competent medical treatment. Just sayin’…
Justin Moore says
Hi Regine,
Last weeks wedding ceremony went very well. The couple and families were very happy, as were many of the friends. They wanted a humorous ceremony, so the room was filled with laughter. My nerves were in a lot better shape going into this one, and it was a real blessing and honor to be able to do this for my friends. Lots of compliments afterwards. Thank you for your support.
I will gladly take a general blessing next week. Thank you.
Regine says
Hey Justin,
How very awesome, congratulations! 🙂 It seems you’re onto something there with your wedding officiations, aren’t you?
I put you on the list,
Regine
Ochre Harebrained Curmudgeon says
Hi, Regine,
I’d be grateful for another blessing this week. Things have been very busy lately, but also productive. And of course I’m happy to offer you my blessing, if you wish to receive it. Thanks for doing this so faithfully.
*OHC*
Regine says
Hey OHC,
“Busy but productive” about sums it up! 😉 Glad to hear your week has been productive. And noted, and yes, please, I’d very much appreciate your blessing this week, too!
Thanks for coming back here,
Regine
Jennifer Kobernik says
Please bless us again this week, Regine: Josiah, Joanna, Eleanor, and me. Thank you!
Regine says
Hi Jennifer,
Welcome back! I hope you’re all fine. Noted, and I wish you and your family a wonderful weekend,
Regine
Angelica says
Hi Regine,
I welcome a blessing this week.
Thanks!
~Angelica
Regine says
Hi Angelica,
And I’ll be happy to include you! 🙂 Thanks for signing up,
Regine
V.O.G says
Hello Regine,
I’m delighted to hear about your garden progress. The art of tiny-balcony gardening is about all that can be done here right now, and that’s if the squirrels would stop digging up the plants. That project got abandoned this year for that reason, but I may try to find a way to build a wire cage of sorts around the plants for the future. One step at a time, right now.
I would definitely appreciate a blessing this week (unrelated to gardening!), if you would please! And as always, I offer mine in return.
Thank you!
— V.O.G
Regine says
Hi V.O.G.,
Squirrels are fun to look at, but not exactly veggie-garden-friendly… 😀 Thankfully, ours (knock on wood) leave our garden alone. The ants, though… Although this year in general seems to be the Year of the Ant, at least over here. They seem to be everywhere in the yard, for some reason, and not just in ours. In any case, I’m rather happy with the garden progress this year, especially given all the other things which require my and our attention.
I hope you’ll figure out a way to have a garden again, even if it’s just a teeny-tiny one (squirrel-free!). Although, just an idea: If they mainly dig out the plants but don’t do much other harm, you might keep them from it by putting some wire mesh over the pots. The plants will simply grow through it, but the squirrels can’t dig anymore. This would be easier than constructing a cage.
In any case, noted, and yes, please, I’d very much appreciate yours this week, too. 🙂 Thanks for offering,
Regine
Valerie says
Greetings and thanks from the Nickel, Regine! 🙏
Almost like clockwork, back we roll, for another round of blessings, please. We’re all doing well, as the heat of summer sets in. We hope you and yours are doing well, too.
May I continue to send you my blessings? 😊
Thanks for making this world a better place,
Valerie, Trevor, Shirleen, Vanessa, Vicki and (Sunny)
Regine says
Hi Valerie,
It’s good to have you back! 🙂 We’re doing fine, albeit a bit busy right now. But this, too, shall pass. 😉
Glad to hear you’re all doing well. I hope Vanessa’s arm is getting better? And: Noted, and yes, please, I’d very much appreciate yours this week, too. Thanks for asking,
Regine
Markéta says
Hi Regine,
would you bless me and my cute Aimy, please?
May you be blessed, too, if welcome.
Have a nice day!
Markéta
Regine says
Hi Markéta,
And what a cutie she is! 🙂 Sure thing, and yes, please, I’d very much appreciate yours this week. Thanks for asking, and I hope you’re both doing well this week,
Regine
Marko says
Hi Regine,
could I request a Blessing for this week for myself, Viktoria and Noah. Please.
Best regards,
Marko
Regine says
Hey Marko,
Gladly! 🙂 Hope you’re all fine and well,
Regine