A prayer for all of us…
Go now with God.
Be not tempted to stay in the safety of known places.
Move from where you are to where God points.
Go now with God.
Be not tempted to go only in your time, when it suits, when it is sure,
For now is God’s time.
Go now with God.
Choose not to go alone.
Go in faith that there is no wilderness so vast,
No way so confused,
That God is not already there to show you the way. ―Byzantine Benediction
Craig T. Owens 
March 7, 2015 at 6:50 am
Reblogged this on nicichiarasa and commented:
God!
Some relate to it as if it were separated from this world. The God from ‘Deus in Machina’. The Creator who remains outside its Creation.
This benediction is about something totally different. Here God IS the world itself. This way each of us is no longer alone but a part of something that is both bigger than him and meaningful.
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March 7, 2015 at 7:11 am
Deus ex Machina, sorry
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December 27, 2018 at 5:02 pm
Craig, I’ve been carrying around this benediction for years; approximately old is it? Thanks, Mitch
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December 27, 2018 at 5:46 pm
Sorry I can’t help you out on a date, Mitch. I, too, have had this prayer/blessing in my files for years.
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August 29, 2020 at 11:49 pm
Mr. Owens, I am writing a medical education article about the sign of Benedicition. I would like your permission to use your photograph of the mosaic showing the sign.
Dr. John Holley. j.holley@mua.edu
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August 30, 2020 at 12:11 am
You don’t need my permission for that graphic. It’s old enough to be without any copyright.
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August 30, 2020 at 11:24 am
Craig, thanks for the heads up. It remains one of my favorites.
Michael Starn
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