6/23/2022
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Ivan Herman
by Rev. Ivan Herman
There is an original holiness implanted in all that God has made.
When we live in God’s way and love in God’s way, we nurture that holy nature and
our lives blossom and bear the holy fruit of self-control, gentleness, faithfulness,
generosity, and kindness.
That holy fruit is also patience, peace, and joy…
So be filled with passionate patience,
unswervingly pursuing justice in every part of life,
for all of life is a gift from God,
and no part of life is apart from God.
Above all, that holy fruit is love…
Jesus taught, “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.”
You can’t love others if you don’t love yourself,
and you can’t know how to love yourself without learning love from others.
God loves you, and there is no better teacher or greater example.
True freedom is only found in the mutuality of love.
Be free: go love.
Rev. Ivan Newton Herman, Carmichael Presbyterian Church, Carmichael, CA
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 teenagers, but the ice cream never even makes it to the freezer.
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