Author: Susan Langhauser Publisher: Abingdon Press ISBN: 1426738137 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 135
Book Description
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, God’s 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 driver’s 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 members’ 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 God’s presence in every phase of life
Author: Athena Perrakis Publisher: Fair Winds Press ISBN: 1631596977 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 147
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Honor life’s milestones and bring sacredness into everyday life. The Book of Blessings and Rituals shows you how to create ceremony and meaning around the most important events in you life. Drawing from different world traditions, leading metaphysical teacher Athena Perrakis presents blessings to cover a wide array of occasions and intentions, including holidays and sacred days, love, healing, protection, prosperity and success, lunar blessings and rituals, and manifestation. Organized by month, you'll be able to celebrate the sacred all year long. Create medicine bundles and altars to support blessings and ceremonies Know which crystals to use to amplify rituals and clear energy Learn how to smudge for clearing and protection Use the power of invocations to assist in strengthening goals and intentions Deepen your experience of the sacred, find inspiration, and heal with this non-denominational guide to blessings and rituals.
Author: Jane Alexander Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN: 9781402766817 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 100
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Cleanse and heal yourself and your environment using simple smudging rituals and ceremonies. For millennia, Native Americans have burned sacred plants in a bowl or on a stick to clear space of negative energies and restore balance. These simple smudging rituals can change your life, too. Learn how to combine smudging with other ancient techniques to promote healing or to turn your home into a spiritual sanctuary. Celebrate a baby's birth with a gentle blessing that welcomes a new soul into the world. Begin each morning with a simple cleaning so you'll sail through the day with confidence and hope. This natural power is available to everyone.
Author: Mary Nilsen Publisher: ISBN: 9781505411980 Category : Languages : en Pages : 96
Book Description
This compilation of 75 Christian ritual blessings helps deepen and make sacred ordinary and out of the ordinary life moments. It offers three simple blessings for the seasons of the day; thirteen for the seasons of the year (holidays we celebrate from New Year's Eve to Thanksgiving); twenty-five blessings for seasons of our lives--event such as getting a driver's license, leaving home, getting a pet; seventeen blessings for seasons of our relationships; eleven for seasons of the Christian life; and six for the seasons of the church year. Each ritual has a welcome, prayer, time for reflection, suggested ritual action such as lighting a candle or passing a blessing cup, and a closing blessing. Families or other groups can share these blessings or they can be experienced by someone alone. These accessible blessings help to transform ordinary moments in time and space into holy moments of timeless grace. "To tend the journey of faith from pre-birth to the grave and to pass on the faith from generation to generation, families need tools that will help them look for God in all of life's milestones-from sending a child off to kindergarten to sending that child off with a new driver's license, from rejoicing over a birth to caring for the dying, from celebrating national holidays to observing Christian holy days. For Everything A Season, conceived and written from the heart of the Nilsen family, wonderfully helps families connect with God during 75 different milestone moments." Rev. Dr. David W. Anderson, Milestones Ministry, LLC "As a parent and a leader in the church, I am continually looking for tools to help both my family and other families take the moments of our daily lives and connect them with our spiritual journey. For Everything A Season is an answer to prayer for those who join me in this search. The Nilsen family has crafted 75 blessing rituals for transforming ordinary events into sacred time. This resource is a must for pastors, lay leaders and parents of all ages."Dr. Terri Elton, Associate Professor of Children, Youth, and Family Ministry, Luther Seminary In 1998, Mary Ylvisaker Nilsen of Zion Publishing broached an idea to her family, a family who, over the years, had discovered the power of blessing rituals. Within a year, For Everything A Season: 75 Blessings for Daily Life was in print, ready to begin enriching the lives of individuals and families. Six years later the then Youth and Family Institute bought the copyright, produced the second edition, and distributed it to thousands of families and congregations across the country. In 2014, Zion Publishing re-acquired the copyright and produced this edition: For Everything A Season: 75 Blessings for Life's Milestones. Our hope and prayer is that this tool will help you discover the profound joy and hope in this God who can bring calm in the midst of chaos, turn our mourning into dancing, and transform our everyday interactions in time and place into holy moments of timeless grace.
Author: Elizabeth Roberts Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0062028707 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 468
Book Description
An eloquent anthology honoring the wonders and challenges of life on earth and celebrating the seasons of our lives. The mysteries and delights of life on earth are illuminated in this richly eclectic collection of poetry, wisdom, prayers, and blessings from thinkers and writers around the world. Here you will find the poetry of Hildgard of Bingen and Gary Snyder; the political wisdom of Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King, Jr.; a treasury of women's prayers, classical verse from China and Japan; and beautiful chants and prayers by Native Americans. A joyous affirmation of the human journey in all its forms, in all its struggles and glories.
Author: Tilda Norberg Publisher: Upper Room Books ISBN: 0835815579 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 192
Book Description
How can the church honor a person's profound experience of struggle, change or celebration? How can corporate worship link to the unique and real-life needs of the people in the pews? God wants us to be whole. One of the purposes of the church is to encourage that. However, in seeking to provide something for everyone, corporate worship traditions may have lost a personal touch that members need. Perhaps your most dedicated parishioner, for whatever reason, looks outside the congregation for support or growth. Positive change comes from these efforts, but often the much needed spiritual element is left unaddressed. In Gathered Together: Creating Personal Liturgies for Healing and Transformation, Norberg offers ideas for creating tailor-made liturgies that connect daily life with the rituals of worship. "Individualized healing liturgies are not psychotherapy but a wonderful adjunct to an inner journey that may include therapy," Norberg writes. "…Personal liturgies can bring a vital component to the life of the church. [They] offer an exciting, effective, even necessary, contribution to personal growth—a natural addition to healing ministries." Norberg details more than two dozen custom liturgies she has designed and led among the “ad hoc church,” honoring such specific events as finding a vocation, recovering from illness, giving up false hopes and receiving first car keys. These liturgies are truly faith in action—intimate, honest and deeply transformative—as a congregation of close friends participate with the celebrant in a service uniquely designed around a personal need. Her wise, creative guidance will inspire pastors to widen the scope of the liturgy and encourage laypeople to seek an authentic bridge between the personal journey and church life.
Author: Megory Anderson Publisher: Marlowe & Company ISBN: 9781569244340 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 384
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The author instructs readers in the art of dying, providing useful advice on how to create rituals around death that encourage sacredness and spirituality, while exploring difficult questions surrounding the act of dying and attendant care and offering thoughtful rituals and prayers to support the needs of the dying while comforting the living. Reprint.
Author: Susie Fox Publisher: Trafford Publishing ISBN: 1466946520 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 233
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Ritual Journeys with Great British Goddesses answers the question, who is the great British goddess? It provides thirteen rituals for development and growth, one for each of the thirteen different great British goddesses who were worshipped by our British ancestors. The goddesses are described in both historical and mythological terms, with rituals, meditations, and poems to help readers form a relationship with the goddess. The rituals are linked to the modern months of the year and the Celtic fire festivals, solstices, and equinoxes. The rituals can be followed word for word or used as the starting point for personal creative rituals. Suggestions for creating unique rituals and how to do so with focus and in a safe environment are given. Enjoy a year of discovery with the great British goddess and explore the Celtic heritage of the British Isles. Susie Fox writes poetry, songs, and music in the British folk tradition; teaches music, Reiki, and Seichem; and is involved in two local pagan groups. She follows a Celtic-British path of paganism, focusing on healing.
Author: John O'Donohue Publisher: Potter Style ISBN: 0307952320 Category : Languages : en Pages : 108
Book Description
A blessing is a powerful and positive intention that can transform situations and people. Many of us seek rituals to help us recognize, celebrate, or negotiate the vital thresholds of our lives. Enclosed are fifty-two blessings to illuminate the milestones in your life's journey and bring light to your daily experiences. It is the modest wish that this collection shares the gift that a blessing can be, the doors it can open, the healing and transfiguration it can bring.
Author: www.witchcraftvibes.com Publisher: THE PUBLISHER ISBN: Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 58
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Enchanting Rituals: Crafting Everyday Magic In Your Life is a comprehensive guide that explores the power of rituals and the practice of everyday magic. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced practitioner, this book invites you to embrace your inner magic and create a meaningful connection with the world around you. The book covers various aspects of magic, including connecting with elemental energies, honing your intuition, and working with herbs, crystals, and candles. It provides step-by-step instructions for creating a sacred space, manifesting dreams, building relationships with spirit guides, and honoring the cycles of nature. Readers will also learn about divination and oracles, crafting magickal tools and talismans, and honoring deities and spirits. Rituals for healing and self-care are discussed, as well as the importance of ritual dance and movement in connecting with the rhythms of nature. Whether you are interested in exploring folklore and magickal traditions or developing your own personal practice, this book will empower you to embrace your inner witch and step into your power. With its practical guidance and celebration of everyday magic, Enchanting Rituals is an essential companion for anyone seeking to infuse their life with enchantment and connection.
Author: Susan Langhauser
Author: Athena Perrakis
Author: Jane Alexander
Author: Mary Nilsen
Author: Elizabeth Roberts
Author: Tilda Norberg
Author: Megory Anderson
Author: Susie Fox
Author: John O'Donohue
Author: www.witchcraftvibes.com