It must be acknowledged that we will only get out of it what we are willing to put into it. Our ability to understand the Liturgy and take something from it is anchored in our knowing what is going on and what we are encountering on Sunday mornings. We offer this commentary hoping to explain some parts of the Liturgy so that it will be more meaningful in our lives. Of all the creatures God created, man alone is unique. Man alone is rational.
Man is the only one to receive the divine gift of speech.
Only man blesses. It is common and natural for us to gather to bless bread, oil, water, food, our homes, ourselves, and the sum total of our existence. First, though, we bless the name of God and His eternal kingdom. A name above all names and the kingdom we all desire to inherit. The Divine Liturgy begins with the words, A Blessed is the Kingdom of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages.