Has anyone blessed their child?
What kind of blessing did you give your children..was it a specific one or a generic one, or a scripture?
I witnessed a baby dedication at my friends church it was the pastor's grand-daughter but she didn't seem to have a specific blessing like the one Isaac did to his son(s). Or the ones Jacob did to his 12 sons.
Maybe it's only boys that get those blessings?
The pastor just said 'I bless you in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit' and laid hands on her. But shouldn't he say a specific blessing, like she will grow up to be graceful and beautiful and full of kindness and smell like roses all the time. Or she'll be fruitful or whatever. Or she'll make people laugh.
I don't know. I wondered if I should have said anything. It kind of was a bit generic. But then God didn't really give me anything to say - so I wondered if she actually got blessed at all. He did say that the parents had to promise to bring her up in God's ways. But that was more for the parents benefit than the child's..who was only one year old and falling asleep.
What kind of blessing did you give your children..was it a specific one or a generic one, or a scripture?
I witnessed a baby dedication at my friends church it was the pastor's grand-daughter but she didn't seem to have a specific blessing like the one Isaac did to his son(s). Or the ones Jacob did to his 12 sons.
Maybe it's only boys that get those blessings?
The pastor just said 'I bless you in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit' and laid hands on her. But shouldn't he say a specific blessing, like she will grow up to be graceful and beautiful and full of kindness and smell like roses all the time. Or she'll be fruitful or whatever. Or she'll make people laugh.
I don't know. I wondered if I should have said anything. It kind of was a bit generic. But then God didn't really give me anything to say - so I wondered if she actually got blessed at all. He did say that the parents had to promise to bring her up in God's ways. But that was more for the parents benefit than the child's..who was only one year old and falling asleep.