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Blessings

Blessings written by Silvia Purdie
 
The peace of God be yours
The blessing of God be upon you and go with you
The authority of God be over you and around you
The grace of God be in you and freely given by you
The peace of God be yours, this day and every day. Amen
 
A Spring Blessing
May the sap rise in your heart
as the Spirit of Jesus lives within you.
May you flower bravely
with gifts you are yet to discover.
May you know the great delight God has in you
May others see in your eyes and in your smile
the beauty of Christ’s love.
Amen
 
The Lord, the Lord, merciful and gracious
The Lord, the Lord, merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love for the thousandth generation!
In the name of God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, go now to live and serve, in the power of his Spirit, in the mighty covenant of grace,
Go in peace. Amen
 

Related to issues of work and war
In all our ways we honour you, Lord of all
In all our achievements we give you the credit
In all our struggles we stand in your victory alone
We relinquish our pride, our need to attack and defend,
And we stand in your victory, Jesus Christ, who is our peace.
Come Lord Jesus bring your peace, send us out in peace. Amen.
 
 
Gifts of hope, joy and love
May Jesus Christ, born of Mary, bless you today and every day
May God’s gifts of hope, joy and love grow in you and go with you
And may deep peace carry you through all that lies ahead.
Amen
Christ, born of Mary
May the blessing of Jesus Christ, born of Mary,
be with you and go with you.
May the warmth, beauty and compassion of God go with you,
and flow through you to each person you meet.
May the peace of God settle on you and sustain you each day.
 
Go with a lightness
Go with a lightness in your step, for joy is given to you
Go with an open heart and a generous spirit, for you are indeed blessed
Go to love and to serve, as you have been loved and served
Go in the peace of God that passes all understanding
this day and every day
Amen.
 
Bless you and keep you
May the grace of God that knows us through and through
bless you and keep you.
May the love of God that come to us in Jesus Christ,
bless you and keep you.
May the peace of God that passes all understanding
bless you and keep you.
 
 
Father of all mercy
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you
The peace of the Father of all mercy be with you
The companionship of the Holy Spirit be with you
This day and every day. Go in peace. Amen.
 ​
​Lit from within
We go giving thanks for the gift of the Spirit of God
We go lit from within by the great love of Christ
We go in peace, and God goes with us.
 


Bible Blessings

2 Peter 1:2-3
May grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, for God’s divine power has given you everything you need for a life spent sharing in God’s own nature, called by God’s own glory and goodness. Amen
  
Jude 24-25:
To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.

Blessings for Weddings
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Blessings for Funerals

This is a sad day  (for a funeral)
This is a sad day, but we cling to the possibility of hope
We hurt today, but we hurt willingly for that is the cost of loving
Grief sucks in the light, but we choose to hold on to each other
for death is part of life, and loss makes space for new beginnings.
As you go, go in the power of the Holy Spirit,
the Spirit of Jesus Christ, who died for you and for me.
Walk one step at a time, one day at a time, knowing that God is with you, in this and in all things.
Go in peace. Amen.

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And so, go now
And so, go now;
hold on to what you know to be true
choose to love when loving is hard
take care of fragile things, go gently
honour your sorrow, but lightly
take courage in the midst of pain
whenever you can, laugh
wherever you can, praise
and hope will meet you once again
and joy will find you on the way.
Go in peace, in the name of God
Father, Son and Holy Spirit
now and forevermore, amen.
 
 
 
Go with a lightness
Go with a lightness in your step, for joy is given to you
Go with an open heart and a generous spirit, for you are indeed blessed
Go to love and to serve, as you have been loved and served
Go in the peace of God that passes all understanding
this day and every day
Amen.
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