A Blessing

Seeds XI, 3

 

Seed: A Blessing

 

You are receiving this Seed four days before the Inauguration of the 44^th President of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama. If you have read these words over the years, you know that all names have meanings.

 

Try this on for Mr. Obama . . .

 

Barack = Barak (from the Arabic) = Blessing

Hussein = Husayn, diminutive of Hasan (from the Arabic) = To be good

Obama = Opeyemi (from the Yoruba) = I should give praise

 

His first name means Blessing.

His middle name means To be good.

His surname means I should give praise.

 

No matter your political orientation, consider this metaphysical spin on this man is who will lead all Americans:

 

He is meant to be a blessing to our nation, and all nations.

He is meant to be good for our nation, and all nations.

He is in need of our praise, and the praise of all nations.

 

Names are never mistakes. We have our assignment. Let’s get to praising Mr. Obama’s ability to be a good blessing for the whole world.

 

Be joy,

 

Susan Corso

 

Dr. Susan Corso

 

P. S. I looked up the meaning for Obama online and WikiAnswers provided this:

 

Obama is a name from the Luo ethnic group of southwestern Kenya, where Barack Obama Sr. was born. It was originally the given name of Barack Obama’s great-grandfather. It is based on the Luo (technically, Dholuo, the name of the language of the Luo) word bam, which means “crooked, slightly bending” . The prefix O- means “he”, and many Luo male names begin with it. Since most traditional Luo names were given by the baby’s mother referring to something about the child’s birth, the best guess is that when Obama’s great-grandfather was born one of his arms or legs looked slightly bent.

 

Additional Answer

 

Email rumors have charged that U.S. Presidential hopeful Barack Obama is a practing Muslim, a rumor that has since been proven false. However, Senator Obama does have an unusual name which reflects his African Muslim heritage. Senator Obama was reportedly named after his father, Barack Hussein Obama, Sr.

 

The Senator’s first name, Barack, is a Swahili name that has its origins in the Arabic language. The original Arabic root of the name (B-R-K) means “blessed.” In Arabic, the root word is used in many other phrases to denote blessings and to describe people who are blessed:

 

Mabruk! = “Congratulations!”

Barakallah feek = “May God bless you”

Barakah = blessings from God (feminine version of the name)

 

Senator Obama’s middle name is Hussein, which was his grandfather’s first name. The name, of Arabic origin, means “good” or “handsome one.” It is common in Muslim cultures for children (both boys and girls) to have a middle name which directly connects them to their father or grandfather.

 

Senator Obama’s surname is not uncommon among the Luo tribe, one of the three largest ethnic groups in Kenya. They speak the Dhoulou language.

 

The “slightly bending” interpretation intrigues me. Isn’t that what Obama will have to do in Washington? Slightly bend the old ways and means to the will of the American people who elected him?

 

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