Van Slyke

(the notion) the “liturgy of the world”
could shed light on the general consensus articulated
by many theologians writing on blessings in the post-
Conciliar period: God’s creatures are blessed from their
creation; liturgical blessings are opportunities to praise
and thank God for this, and, from the pastoral
perspective, to edify those present by recalling it.

- Daniel G. Van Slyke, "The Order for Blessing Water: Past and Present," Antiphon 8, no.2 (2003), 18.