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 its 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.

Offers pastors a collection of ready made, easily adaptable blessings and rituals for a variety of occasions. Four major chapters: Children, Adults, Everyday Life, and Pastoral Care.