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. Jeff Sockwell
We are connected to the world through this abundant, overflowing table of blessing. Interwoven with all of humanity, united with the fullness of God’s bountiful creation, respond in gratitude, seeking to love this good earth as deeply as God. May...
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Kevin Park
Let us go and join what God is already doing in the world! Blessed are those whose help comes from the Lord, whose hope is in the LORD their God, who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to...
Blessings and Benediction from Rev. Adriene Thorne
We come to the fresh start of a new school year filled with possibility and expectation. We return from days of summer rest to days of work, anticipating change and opportunities for new learning. We come home to God’s house...
Blessings and Benedictions from Rev. Larissa Kwong Abaizia
God of steadfast presence, there are times we cannot forget. When the clanging of metal and the bursting of flames feel as though they happened just yesterday. Near or far, we cannot escape the memories of violation and loss. Bearing this...
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Rebecca Mallozzi
One of the last stages of putting a quilt together is the binding. This is the band of fabric that goes around the outside of the quilt, enclosing the raw edges of all the layers of the quilt. Without the...
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Dr. Byron A. Wade
Listen! Do not be afraid when God calls you to do God’s work. It is easy to run away, be anxious, and experience a lack of self-esteem. Be assured that God knew you before you were born. God will give...
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Dr. Andy Kort
It is late August, the so-called “dog days of summer.” These days are supposedly so hot and so uncomfortable that dogs have to seek the shelter of someplace cool and comfortable. Perhaps many of us are uncomfortable too. The heat,...
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Jeff Sockwell
The glory of the morning sun, the wonder of a moonlit night, the imaginative dance of light that each day discloses… The chorus of creatures that contribute to the sounds of the eternal, singing their adoration, echoing the deep vibrations...
Blessings and Benediction from Rev. Amantha Barbee
Our lectionary text Psalm 107 reminds us to give thanks to the Lord, for the Lord is good. We are also called to speak of our redemption. Our redemption can and must be spoken not only with our mouths but...
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Dr. Kevin Park
We are built up in the steadfast love and faithfulness of Christ. So in Christ, ask boldly, search and knock diligently, for everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be...
