Benediction

These words of benediction and blessing from a fellow female pastor made their way into my heart this week. As members of PasCov, a church drawn to love, hear this for yourselves:
 
May you delight in the abundant diversity of creation. The whole world is a splendid gift of beauty. Soak in its splendor, even as you mourn the ways brokenness has infiltrated its perfection.
 
May you celebrate the goodness of being human. What a joy to find yourself made in the image of God. May you be like a trusting child who turns to God’s protection even while denying the power of evil and empire to steal your belovedness.
 
Friends, may we stir our hearts to long for God’s kingdom to come, and God’s will to be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 
 
May you know the tender love of the Father, the companionship of Jesus and the powerful presence of the Spirit.
 
May we be known for our love and our compelling witness to the goodness and unfailing character of God. May we know God’ s presence. May our identity in Jesus be the truest thing about us. May the Spirit abide in us and testify to us again and again of our belovedness as true children of the living God.
 
 Grace and peace,

Anita Sorenson
Pastor for Spiritual Formation