11/10/2022
Blessings and Benedictions from Rev. Larissa Kwong Abazia
by Rev. Larissa Kwong Abazia
As inhabitants of these earthly bodies, we do not hide from its temporal form. Yet, too often we find ourselves relying solely on the work of our own hands rather than lifting them up to the One who created them. We confuse busyness with blessedness, forgetting we are children of God simply because you have said it is so. Our bodies were made to worship you, not to labor endlessly.
May our faith be embodied. May our rest be liberation. May our whole lives proclaim your Good News. From pulpit to font to table to living rooms, grocery stores, and within all of our mundane, everyday activities, may your Word be proclaimed.
Rev. Larissa Kwong Abazia
Rev. Larissa Kwong Abazia (she/her) is an ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and founder of Courageous Spaces, inviting others to co-create spaces for disruption, transformation, and change.Larissa has dedicated her life and career to racial and gender justice, exploring the ways the intersections of all parts of one’s identity can be embraced and celebrated. This work brought her to denominational leadership, including service as the Vice-Moderator of the 221st General Assembly of the PC(USA) and as a current member of the General Assembly Committee on Representation. She also serves as the Transitional Head of Operations for More Light Presbyterians and as a coach and consultant with NEXT Church.
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