blessing

A poll says almost 1 in 4 Americans think they'll have to work until they die. Donald Luskin said that should be seen as "a great blessing."
Pet owners took their animals to church to mark the feast of St. Anthony, the protector of animals.
China. Hot babes. Steaks. China. Fast Cars. Cigars made of money. China ...
When I say that my material fortune is the result of God's blessing, it reduces The Almighty to some sort of sky-bound, wish-granting fairy who spends his days randomly bestowing cars and cash upon his followers.