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Water Blessing at Sycamore Pool in Chico, California for World Water Day on March 22. Thank and bless the water all the time!
ice can be nice, but not when it's raining from the sky, i've decided.
the ice storm that moved through here yesterday was nasty. plain and simple. it coated everything outside: plants, trees, cars, individual blades of grass...it was simply incredible.
our big tree out front couldn't quite handle the added load of all the ice, and it finally dropped a massive limb at lunch time. the limb hung over our porch, right outside our daughter's window. luckily, instead of dropping straight down, it kind of rolled away from the house. one branch scraped up our vinyl siding, popping a few holes in it, but none bigger than a couple of fingers. another caught the gutter in one place and bent it out, but i think we can pound it back into place.
all in all, we're quite blessed. the weather looks like it will even get a little sunny tomorrow, so things are looking up.
After the Aarti, the plate is supposed to acquire the power of the deity. The priest circulates the plate to all those present. They cup their down-turned hands over the flame and then raise their palms to their forehead - the purificatory blessing, passed from the deva's image to the flame, has now been passed to the devotee.
The Blessing of the South Christchurch Library, Service Centre, and the Learning Centre
Tuesday 19 August 2003
File Reference: CCL-150-HAN-0470
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
The 2012 Blessing of the pets -- held on our front lawn after a pet-friendly worship service. [photo by Bruce]
The Blessing of the Animals service recognizes that the animals with whom
we share this planet are important to us, to God, and we are blessed by their
presence in our lives.
The great blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach; but we shut our eyes, and, like people in the dark, we fall foul upon the very thing we search for, without finding it. -- Seneca
In the ceremony for new and outgoing students. The words of his blessing were incredibly powerful; the bunny ears made everyone laugh.
The community gathered outside to observe the sacred Mayan ceremonial blessing before breaking ground in Xejuyu
Staff from Christchurch City Libraries came together this week to attend a blessing ceremony for the 33 tukutuku panels they have worked hard to create over the past few months. Read more...
File Reference: CCL-Tukutuku-Blessing-2009-07-24-8023
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
The Blessing of the South Christchurch Library, Service Centre, and the Learning Centre
Tuesday 19 August 2003
File Reference: CCL-150-HAN-0472
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
This 1950 scultpure was created by an Indiana State University professor of Foreign Languages, Harry Wann. It was created to honor the teaching profession, and is located adjacent to Rankin Hall on the ISU campus.
Staff from Christchurch City Libraries came together this week to attend a blessing ceremony for the 33 tukutuku panels they have worked hard to create over the past few months. Read more...
File Reference: CCL-Tukutuku-Blessing-2009-07-24-3521
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries