4/24/2024
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Ivan Herman
by Rev. Ivan Herman
The song of Jesus resonates deeply with any of us who know the music of grief, violence, or of being treated as an outsider. Jesus sings in solidarity with us and transforms our lonely pain into communal healing. Enter the baptismal waters together and experience the abundance of divine grace.
The solo melody of God’s love for you swells into a polyphony of God’s love for all of us. The chorus of community thrums with the rhythms of redemption. Inhalations of freedom sustain exhalations of compassion all in one complete breath.
Beloveds, let us love one another,
And together sing the harmonies of peace.
Rev. Ivan Herman
Rev. Ivan Herman has served as the associate pastor at Carmichael Presbyterian Church since 2009 and is active in the Presbytery of North Central California. He grew up in Ecuador and Colombia, and has previously served as pastor or ruling elder in Presbyterian congregations in Memphis, TN, Washington, DC, and San Antonio, TX. He holds an annual pass to U.S. National Parks as well as degrees from American University, Wesley Theological Seminary, and Wake Forest University. Ivan lives in Sacramento with his spouse, Susan. They keep a well-stocked fridge for their two teenagers, but the ice cream never even makes it to the freezer.
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