Invitation to Reawakening

Every Sunday, we have a special moment in the service where our children and youth offer and receive a blessing with the congregation. This blessing comes from John Philip Newell (born 1953), a Celtic teacher and author who calls the modern world to reawaken to the sacredness of Earth and every human being.

As many of you know, the blessing goes like this:

In body, mind and spirit, may you be well this day
and may you be strong for the work of healing in the world.

The photo was taken in 2015 at Ghost Ranch where John Philip Newell and our local Rabbi Nahum Ward-Lev held a week-long retreat and taught on the spiritual texts of “I and Thou.”

Want to experience more?

Check out John Philip Newell’s annual pilgrimage to Iona, Montreat retreats, book signings and more at Earth & Soul.