Blessings and Benedictions
Each Sunday, a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) pastor offers a blessing and benediction for the week ahead. We hope that these will inspire you and nurture your faith.
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Jeniffer Rodríquez
As a flower when it starts blooming Be present, irradiating love, peace and goodness Colors of hope will walk with you at all times Petals of joy will remind you of life Through God, creator of Heaven and earth With...
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Rebecca Mallozzi
21Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” 22When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” - John 20:21-22 The Sunday...
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Dr. Glen Bell
Easter cracks open the past and pours life into our despair. Easter breaks the grip of evil with joy. Through moments of doubt, Easter shouts transformation and new possibilities. In the face of oppression, the resurrection of Jesus empowers us...
Blessing and Benediction from Susan Jackson-Dowd
With all glory, laud, and honor to the Redeemer King, we enter Holy Week. This day we remember Jesus and his disciples making their way to Jerusalem. On the way, “the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God...
Blessing and Benediction from Robyn Davis Sekula
As we grieve deaths from violence born from hatred, may we pray for peace and justice. As we do our daily tasks, weary from the heavy lifting of a pandemic, may we feel your peace. As we look forward to...
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Elizabeth Kanerva
A generous gift of love is given to us by Jesus Christ, our Lord. It is the gift of grace. It is a gift given for you and for me. It is given the for stranger and the friend. It...
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Jeff Sockwell
The season of Lent calls us into the wilderness to face the depths of our brokenness. It is our 40-day journey into the desert of our lives, our opportunity to reflect in humility on the path of discipleship that we...
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Erin Hayes-Cook
May the stubborn hope you look for be yours. May it burn bright in you and be an anchor to your soul. Let grace be the final word for your service each day. Allow God to be the author of time...
Blessing and Benediction by Rev. Rebecca Mallozzi
We enter into a season of Lent: a season of reflection. Let it be a time for us when we remember not just how fragile life can be, but how valued. We are created and recreated by an amazing God,...
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Polly K. Deppen-Williams
Julian of Norwich wrote, “God loved us before he made us; and his love has never diminished and never shall.” Let God’s love settle in your bones and fill your spirit. Let God’s love guide and support you as...
