1/26/2022
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Ivan Herman
by 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.
When you love,
you revealyour true self
and the nature of God,
for God first loved you.
May the One who brings Good News to the poor,
who restores sight to the blind,
and who liberates by love
set you free to live in the same way.
Amen.
Rev. Ivan Newton Herman, Associate Pastor, 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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