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.
3/31/2023
A Blessing for Palm Sunday
“Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
3/23/2023
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Kyle Nolan
May we not be satisfied by bread alone. but only by your word,
and only by your presence, Holy One.
3/16/2023
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Dr. Glen Bell
May the peace of Jesus Christ,
the love of God almighty,
and the transforming presence of the Holy Spirit,
bless us and send us out with fervent hope.
3/10/2023
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Dr. Rose Niles
Bless us to be quirky and hilarious
Full of your joy and laughter
Playful Holy Spirit brood over us today
3/9/2023
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Emma Nickel
For surely God is present in all those places, ready to soothe your soul, comfort your spirit, and put you (back) in touch with the holiness that surrounds you.
2/23/2023
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Lorenzo Small
Into a world desperately in need of the Light, I send you for you carry this Light.
2/17/2023
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Jeff Sockwell
The mysteries of the faith birth possibilities unimagined.
2/9/2023
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Dr. Andy Kort
What a blessing it is to know that God chooses to be with us and give us life. Therefore Beloved, may you always know the blessing that comes with the reality that even in the midst of death and adversity, God has chosen life for you.
2/2/2023
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Jeniffer Rodríguez
We say S-A-L-T, we need Flavor!
A world that sometimes is tasteless
A world that is in so much need of spices
Let’s bring flavor to those around us
Let’s spread the seasoning to the whole earth
1/26/2023
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Elizabeth Kanerva
Faith in Christ calls us to a life of reversals: happiness detached from wealth, reputation, power, or possessions.
1/19/2023
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Rebecca Mallozzi
I often wonder about the disciples who dropped everything to follow Jesus. I especially wonder about James and John, sons of Thunder, who left their father in the boat still mending the nets as his sons walked away to follow the new guy from Galilee. What was it they heard in Jesus’ voice to make them drop everything? To give up the lives and comforts they knew? To literally change everything?
1/12/2023
Blessing and Benediction from Rev. Ivan Herman
What if Jesus asks you the same question he asked of the disciples of John, “What are you looking for?” Would you respond with your hardest questions, deepest ponderings, or highest hopes? Rather than answer your cogitations, Jesus simply invites you to “Come and see.”
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