Blessing
of the Bibles
This
blessing was used at Bethel Lutheran Church in Aurora, CO. The congregation
gave each family in their school a Spark Story Bible (Augsburg Fortress) as a
beginning of the year gift. We had the church council and the school board
present the Bibles at offering time and place them by the large cross that was
present. An alternate idea is to place them on or by the altar. The pastor and
the preschool director lead the congregation in the blessing that occurred
after the offering time. A hand written card from families in the church
highlighting their favorite Bible passage/story was placed in each Bible that
the families received. Please feel free to use and modify to fit your context!
Invite Congregation to read the following blessing of the
Bibles:
L: God from the beginning your Word spoke light into
darkness and order into chaos. Your Word was on the hearts and doorposts of the
Israelite people. You spoke through the prophets so that the Israelite people
would remain faithful. You spoke loudest in the coming of your Son Jesus
Christ. Jesus spoke words of healing, mercy and love. In his death on a cross
he spoke without words but with actions. Then Paul, Peter and all of the
apostles preached, wrote and acted on this Word of God for the sake of the
entire world.
C: Called
through our baptism to share the gospel of Jesus Christ, we now send these
Bibles, the Word of God in scripture, out to the homes of the families of
Bethel Christian School. We pray that the Word of God will bless their homes,
families and communities. May these Bibles sow the seeds of God’s love and
grace for all of God’s people and grow the kingdom of God. Amen
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