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.

2/24/2022

Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Dr. Andy Kort

As we remember the Transfiguration of the Lord, let us ascend the holy mountain with Jesus so that we too may be dazzled, amazed, and astounded as we receive a glimpse of his glory.

2/17/2022

Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett

God who meets us where we are:

Sometimes we are people who are afflicted in need of comforting.

Sometimes we are people who are comfortable in need of afflicting.

2/11/2022

Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Jeniffer Rodríguez

Remembering when we were children
Counting numbers from one through five
We used to sing it, say it backwards, in silence and aloud
It is important to rescue what we used to know from our hearts:

2/3/2022

Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Jeff Sockwell

Creator God, you walk with us in all seasons, nurturing us to brace for the storms that threaten to wash over us.

1/26/2022

Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Ivan Herman

Love.
Love without concern for yourself.
Love, and claim no hometown privilege.
Take pleasure when truth blossoms
because it has been nurtured by love.

1/20/2022

Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Dr. Kevin Park

Remember that we are the body of Christ. Therefore, go and bring good news to the poor, proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, let the oppressed go free, and proclaim the year of the Lord. Amen.

1/13/2022

Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Adriene Thorne

Martin Luther King, Jr. reminds us that, “Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” In the shadow of winter cold we are grateful for glimpses of starlight.

1/6/2022