1/12/2023
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Ivan Herman
by Rev. Ivan Herman
What if Jesus asks you the same question he asked of the disciples of John, “What are you looking for?” Would you respond with your hardest questions, deepest ponderings, or highest hopes? Rather than answer your cogitations, Jesus simply invites you to “Come and see.”
“Come…” The divine desires to be with you and fulfill your deepest longings with the beauty of presence. Christ beckons you closer and closer into relationship until every act of living is imbued with love.
“…and see.” May the eyes of your heart be opened to see life truly, bearing witness to the love of God that dwells within you and animates your very being and every doing.
Go now and live the invitation to “Come and see.” As you do, you might just discover that your deepest desires to be seen, to be known, and to be loved are already being met in the God who loves you.
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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