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. Emma Nickel
As we give thanks for the Triune God, let the unity of God draw you together with your community. Let the diversity of God draw you toward those who experience the world differently from you. Open yourself to receive the...
Blessing and Benediction from Robyn Davis Sekula
May this warm season help us to find rest and joy May we always remember to be grateful for each one Thanking God for the blessings of sunshine and relaxation. Robyn Davis Sekula is Vice President of Communications and Marketing...
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Jeniffer Rodríguez
Uniting our voices from different places of the world We come to you oh God, in prayer We want to feel secure in your name We want to feel loved, cared for and heard. There is so much going on in...
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Rebecca Mallozzi
This will be my first Mother’s Day as a mother. After years of trying and experiencing the pain of loss and disappointment, we made it to this crazy, wild, and lovely place where my little boy is a part of...
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Jeff Sockwell
The season of abundance is upon us. Thanks be to you, Creator God. Fertile soil, nourished by the lengthening hours of sunlight, pours forth the gifts of the earth. The sacred stirs our hearts to overflowing, strengthens us to meet...
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Dr. Andy Kort
On a recent Sunday morning during our Fellowship Time, while sipping on coffee and nibbling on a bagel, I was talking with a wonderful young couple. As we approached the time when I needed to head back upstairs, put on...
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Elizabeth Kanerva
What keeps you from recognizing Jesus? Is it your grief? Your racism? Your anger? What keeps you from seeing? Church family, come alongside one another. Sit and eat and talk, and in that vulnerable hospitality, you will see the Lord....
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Ivan Herman
While some might seem to come to faith sight unseen, may the Holy One breathe on you, blessing you with the gift of doubt. May you come to see your doubt as a piercing cross-examination of faith, as silent wonder...
A Blessing for Easter
1After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came...
A Blessing for Palm Sunday
9The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!” 10When he entered Jerusalem, the...
