A Benediction
Here’s a benediction I’m working on for our Sunday morning service in two weeks. We’ll be looking at John 3, so it’s a response to that passage. I’m sure I’ll change it up a bit before then but this is what I have so far. Enjoy! Oh, and if you know of a good place to find benedictions or prayers online or in a book let me know.
A Benediction Based on John 3
May you know deeply and truly this morning that God so loved the world and
let your heart rejoice that that means you, but not only you
May you walk in the freshness of the new birth, and in power of the Kingdom
May you be discontent with the value system of this world
A world that says you’re loved because of what you can do, who you know and how much money you make
You see, I want you to understand that God so loved the world,
and that means you, but not just you
May you love the light, and weep over the darkness
May you ears be quick to hear the wind of the movement of God
Even if you’re not sure where it’s coming from or where it’s going, just know that where he goes you want to go as well.
Did I mention that God so loved the world? Yes, that means you, but it means a lot of other people to.
So may you never be so heavenly minded that you’re no earthly good
But may you really get the heavenly things in such a way that you see earthly things like you’ve never seen them before.
Because yes God so loved the world, and that means you more profoundly than you’ll ever understand, but surely I don’t need to remind you that he doesn’t only love you?
So like Nicodemus may you wrestle with Jesus in the dead of the night
May his words cause you to question, ponder and change
May you struggle so that you can hear with your ears, understand with your mind, embrace with your heart and move with your feet.
Because you know God loves this dirty, broken, jacked up, beautiful world. And that means you, not just you, but oh yes, you.
