God bless us–everyone! We ask the blessing of the Numbers 24 Aaronic Benediction at the close of the worship service to go with us through days of our lives; and then the blessing spreads from us, His people, to all the nations, so that they, too, shall be glad.
In the Blessing the Lord puts His Name, His Presence, upon His people and they carry the Name, the Presence, and the Blessing of God into all the earth. He smiles on His people, and His people smile on all the peoples and nations. The blessing of God is the intensification of life to empower growth, fertility and prosperity; it is his ongoing presence of life, sustaining of peace and wellbeing, and provision of every need. Enemies are subdued and the Lord reigns.
The peoples of earth learn of God’s ways and saving work from the blessed people and they bless Him, too. Also all see that God judges with equity, that is, He sets right the things that are out of order. The people praise God, the harvest is plentiful, God blesses us, and the ends of the earth fear Him.