Blessed and Highly Favoured

By Camille Mc Millan Rambharat

From the time I was very young, whenever anyone asked my dad, “Mac, how yuh doing?” his answer was always the same: “I’m blessed and highly favoured.”

It never mattered what he was going through. Only now, reflecting as an adult, do I truly appreciate the depth of his response.

My cousin Denise and I can both attest that my father’s faith, and that of his siblings, was deep and unshakable. We say with pride and gratitude that our parents may not have left us great material wealth, but something far greater: the Word of God.

My dad taught me to stand strong in faith, to stay on my knees, and to never give up. What a beautiful legacy to inherit.

Now that my cousin and I are grown-ups (well beyond ‘grown-ups’, lol) and have our own families, faith continues to anchor our conversations.

It’s funny how we’ve become ‘praying mantis’, like my Aunt Joan, Denise’s mom. In our teenage days, we thought prayer like that was for old and boring people. Yet here we are, covering our marriages, children, grandchildren, those born and those yet to be born, and even their great-grandchildren.

Perhaps you can relate to that quiet strength passed down through generations of prayer.

It is a blessing when I hear my children call on me to intercede for them when life feels too heavy, or when I hear them boldly say, “There’s no question that there’s a God.” That is the lasting fruit of the faith I was raised with.

Recently, another cousin shared her deep love for Jesus and the peace she experienced when a loved one finally accepted Christ on their deathbed.

Another spoke of a miracle she witnessed after praying through a turbulent situation for some time and seeing God turn it around in what felt like an instant, even though they had been on their knees for months.

As for me, no matter what I am facing, when someone asks, “How are you doing, Camille?” my answer remains the same: “I’m blessed and highly favoured,” regardless of the season I’m in.

Over the years, I’ve learned that being blessed and highly favoured often comes at a cost. Just ask Job, a man who understood that even in suffering, God’s hand never leaves you.

So, if you are walking through a difficult season right now, remember this: being blessed and highly favoured doesn’t mean life will be easy. It means you are never alone.

Like my father, I will keep saying it, not as a boast, but as a declaration of faith:

I am blessed and highly favoured.

“Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him” Job 13:15 (KJV).