2/6/2025
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Ivan Herman
by Rev. Ivan Herman
The gift of God we know in Jesus is the Word made flesh to live with us.
You are holy and beloved because of God’s word in the flesh.
He is the example of how to love.
Yet people did not always understand his words,
But they experienced divine love through his presence.
Sometimes people don’t understand our words.
It’s challenging to know what to say to those who are grief and pain.
Bless someone today without words.
Hold a hand, give a hug.
Or just sit with them.
Participate in their wonder, their questions, their hurts, their healing.
Be incarnate love to them as Christ is incarnate love to us all.
You might just find their presence is Christ’s love for you, too.
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 itinerant young adult sons., but the ice cream never even makes it to the freezer.
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