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.
3/18/2026
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Dr. Andy Kort
Nicodemus sought Christ at night. When it was dark. When it was perhaps colder. When shadows seem to cover everything.
3/4/2026
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Rebecca Mallozzi
I appreciate the parts of Paul’s letters that tell the people what he’s praying for when he thinks about them. I can imagine, for a community of faith, it would be helpful to know exactly what Paul’s prayers are so they get a glimpse of his expectations for them. It also lifts up a teaching for them to grasp onto. Paul is praying for the Ephesians, that, with “the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may perceive what is the hope to which God has called you” (Eph. 1:18). What I wonder is how we who read these words today perceive the hope to which God has called us.
2/25/2026
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Adriene Thorne
Sometimes, even our own hearts are waiting for us. Waiting for us to remember who we are—beloved, radiant, created to shine. Waiting for us to notice the dull places, the tired corners, the parts of us that have forgotten their light. Our spirits are longing for us to return to ourselves, to rediscover the shimmer God placed within us at the beginning of creation. Waiting for us to reveal God’s glory in the light that flickers inside us still.
2/18/2026
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Jeniffer Rodríguez Michel
Let us do everything with love. How many times so we say it?
Hagamos todo en amor. ¿Cuántas veces lo decimos?
2/11/2026
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Emma Nickel
May God show to your eyes what is good.
But not just what is good, also what is beautiful.
2/4/2026
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Lorenzo Small
Jesus came down that we might have love; that we might have light, peace and joy.
1/28/2026
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Ivan Herman
God knows your name. God knows your nickname. God knows every name you have been or ever will be called. You have lots of names and God knows them all because God knows and loves you.
1/21/2026
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Erin Dunigan
May God complete the work of New Creation within you, bringing all the disparate parts of your life into harmony.
1/14/2026
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Dr. Andy Kort
Blessed are those who recall that they are loved. Blessed are those who remind others that they too are loved. May you be blessed.
1/7/2026
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Rebecca Mallozzi
I got into quilting sometime in 2007. It was something my mom did and I always swore I couldn’t (wouldn’t) quilt because I didn’t have the patience. And then I decided I wanted to try something and I was absolutely hooked. I loved picking out fabric and learning how to cut fabric to make the blocks needed for the project. Like most hobbies, my skills grew as I learned more things. Recently, I’ve been reading more about the stories behind certain quilt blocks. Most traditional quilt blocks have names (there are variations of the themes, too).
12/31/2025
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Jeff Sockwell
Sacred twilight, gracefully giving way to the rising of the morning sun,
Unfolding the gift of a new day, revealing the glory in all creatures.
Awakening the soul, sounding the eternal, rekindling hope.
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