Lent isn’t always about giving something up…sometimes it’s about walking through the desert, and surviving without giving into hate, or the voices in your head that tell you that you aren’t worth living.
Here’s a blessing for you.
Because you are still here,
And it’s been a year, of ::gestures inarticulately:: everything.
And we need all the blessings we can get.
So here’s a bless this mess.
A blessing on your head,
one that grants you good dreams,
and moments of respite,
and times to let go,
and moments to connect with your beloveds,
and reminders that your worth is not defined by your productivity
and that its ok not to be ok
and that this is not the new normal, nor should it be.
So all the blessings–
for being here,
and doing the things
and being you.
Keep at it! Take breaks,
Drink water, take care of yourself,
and be blessed,
For you are a beloved child of God.
No matter what.
God bless you, Child of God.
Today, Tomorrow, and Always.
Amen.
Feel free to use/adapt/share with credit to Pastor Katy Stenta
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Pastor Katy has enjoyed ministry at New Covenant since 2010, where the church has solidified its community focus. Prior to that she studied both Theology and Christian Formation at Princeton Theological Seminary. She also served as an Assistant Chaplain at Trenton Psychiatric Hospital and as the Christian Educational Coordinator at Bethany Presbyterian at Bloomfield, NJ.
She is an writer and is published in Enfleshed, Sermonsuite, Presbyterian's today and Outlook. She writes prayers, liturgy, poems and public theology and is pursuing her doctorate in ministry in Creative Write and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.
She enjoys working within and connecting to the community, is known to laugh a lot during service, and tells as many stories as possible. Pastor Katy loves reading Science Fiction and Fantasy, theater, arts and crafts, music, playing with children and sunshine, and continues to try to be as (w)holistically Christian as possible.
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