5/6/2026

Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Jeniffer Rodríguez Michel

by Rev. Jeniffer Rodríguez Michel

Hearing birds singing, rain falling and people talking
Hearing cars passing by and wind from one direction or another
It is time to make a new song in our busy and noisy lives
A new song with a variety of rhythms that are interconnected

A song with high notes of hope, freedom and clarity
A song of low notes of transformation and new beginnings
Creating a new song will help us to experience resurrection
A new song that will lead us to what we did not know was possible

God, help us to believe a new song in our lives
Jesus, guide us to see new notes to create a powerful song
Holy Spirit, motivate us to be transformed and to transform
To create a new heaven and a new earth in your name, oh God. Amen

picture of pink buds against a blue sky with the words Holy Spirit, motivate us to be transformed and to transform To create a new heaven and a new earth in your name - Rev. Jeniffer Rodriguez Michel

Escuchar el canto de las aves, lluvia caer y gente hablando
Escuchar autos pasar y vientos en diferentes direcciones
Tiempo de crear una canción en nuestras ocupadas y ruidosas vidas
Una nueva canción con variedad de ritmos que están interconectados

Una canción con notas altas de Esperanza, libertad y claridad
Una canción con notas bajas de y transformación y nuevos inicios
Crear una nueva canción nos llevará a experimentar resurrección
Una nueva canción que nos guiará a lo que no pensamos era posible

Dios, ayúdanos a creer en nueva canción en nuestras vidas
Jesús, guíanos para ver nuevas notas y así crear una poderosa canción
Espíritu Santo, motívanos para ser transformado y transformadas para transformar
Para crear un nuevo cielo y una nueva tierra en tu nombre, Oh Dios. Amén

picture of pink buds against a blue sky with the words Espíritu Santo, motívanos para ser transformado y transformadas para transformar Para crear un nuevo cielo y una nueva tierra en tu nombre - Rev. Jeniffer Rodriguez Michel

Rev. Jeniffer Rodríguez Michel

Rev. Jeniffer Rodríguez Michel

Rev. Jeniffer Rodríguez Michel is pastor at the First Presbyterian Church of Ossining, NY. Jeniffer and her husband, Kyle Craig, are the parents of Emma Sophia and Eric Gabriel. Originally from the Dominican Republic, she pursued her Master of Divinity at McCormick Theological Seminary. Rev. Rodríguez Michel likes to do creative things with art, both for worship and personally. She is a chaplain of the New York City-based Ecumenical Choir Cántico Nuevo (New Song) and is involved in social justice issues.

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