What Does It Mean When Someone Says To Me "Have A Blessed Day"??

[arwalden]

Are they being sincere? Do they really want me to have a blessed day? Why not just a "nice" day? What would make my day "blessed" anyway? I know what a nice day is like, but how does that differ from a blessed day?

For some reason, that phrase strikes me as being a bit pretentious. I feel like it's not a sincere wish that my day be "blessed", but instead it is a way of signaling to me that they are a Christian.

Are they testing me? I wonder if this phrase is something like a secret-handshake. I also wonder what the "correct" response would be from someone who wanted to signal-back that they too were a Christian.

Are they just assuming that I'm a Christian? If they knew I was an atheist, would they STILL want me to have a blessed day?

Would this be considered "flaunting" their Christianity? I suppose that saying "have-a-blessed-day" (4 words) gets the point across much more succinctly than "have-a-nice-day-and-by-the-way-I'm-a-Christian-are-you-one-too-and-if-you're-not-I'm-a-better-person-than-you" (25 words).

The whole thing just leaves me cold. What's the best response? -- No response? Should I say "you too" or "thank you" (even though I don't mean it)? -- I suppose I could say "and you have a rational day" (but it would probably go right over their head).

Oh well. That's my rant for the day. Thank you for reading it... and have a NICE day!

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