Blessings & Rituals for the Journey of Life
Blessings & Rituals for the Journey of Life
Congregations celebrate various rites and rituals as a way of commemorating the significant life events and experiences of their members. By blessing something or someone, Godâs presence is invoked and the sacred is invited into the mundane, the hol...
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Congregations celebrate various rites and rituals as a way of commemorating the significant life events and experiences of their members. By blessing something or someone, Godâs presence is invoked and the sacred is invited into the mundane, the holy into the ordinary. This book offers pastors and other church leaders a collection of ready-made, easily adaptable blessings and rituals for a variety of occasions. The book is divided into four major chapters: Children, Adults, Everyday Life, and Pastoral Care. It includes blessings and rituals for such occasions as: welcome into a home or neighborhood, receiving a first Bible, graduation from high school, receiving a driverâs license, blessing the backpacks and lunch-boxes for a new school year, and pet funerals. Pastoral care rituals include such occasions as grief, lost love, anger, and declining health. Key Benefits: ⢠Provides readers with a source of blessings and rituals for key moments in congregational membersâ lives and meaningful ways to celebrate and support their life experiences and transitions ⢠Shows readers how the intentional use of blessings and rituals within the congregation helps reveal to the community Godâs presence in every phase of life
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