A blessing is an act of transferring personal goodwill to an upcoming affair. In another sense, we can mean the transfer of grace help that strengthens a person in a certain activity. The blessing of the confessor is without which the Christian does not start any important work. Why is it necessary and what is the relevance of such an action today?
Man in essence is not just a purely material being. The people's perception of the world, as well as various religious teachings, indicate the twofoldness of human nature. It consists in the unity of body and soul. Therefore, faith is quite understandable and meaningful from the point of view of psychology and belongs to the heart, not the mind.
The practice of turning to the priest for a blessing
Awareness of the personality of oneself as not the highest being in the universe indicates the possibility of God being. According to the fundamentals of Christian doctrine, the Church was founded on earth by the Lord Jesus Christ, understood as a society of people united by one faith, the hierarchy and the sacraments. The priests were appointed by the apostles themselves to help people in their spiritual needs. That is why even now a person in difficult life situations resorts to the priest for help. Before starting an important business, for example, treatment, admission to educational institutions or creating a family, a person asks for the blessing of a priest. It should be understood that through this the person receives graceful help from above, and the clergyman is only an intermediary between God and man in transmitting the goodwill of the Creator.
