My dearest friends Susana is having her blessing way tonight. Here is the text of her blog entry that describes her Christian Blessing Way.
Jenny Hatch
Here is a link to my own Blessing Way Ceremony
I am planning a blessingway, or a spiritual dedication of my birth. This is the plan that I have laid out. My friend Dee will be leading the blessingway, which I am holding in my home. She will say the following scripts in her own words. In addition to this plan below, Dee plans to lavish me with a detoxifying foot wash and rub, and I am planning on having all the ladies in attendance sew a stitch in a baby outfit.
Prayer- opening prayer/blessing on the food -Sasha
*All Sing a hymn- “I stand all amazed”
*Introductions –
The scriptures give the geonologies of our forefathers. In 2 Tim 1:5 Paul praises Timothy’s female ancestors when he says: “When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in they grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that in thee also.”
Let us honor our own female ancestors as far back as we can remember them.
My name is __________, the daughter of ___________, the daughter of __________
(Dee initiates)
* Explain why we are gathered here:
We are here to Praise God for the joy of motherhood, the experience of birth, and for the new life that is about to join us here on earth. We are here to encourage Susana, to share with her and eachother our testimonies, that Jesus is our Savior, that Heavenly Father answers prayer, and that the Holy Spirit comforts, strengthens and directs us. One of the main ways we will do this is through song.
* Camille (my daughter) sing solo/play guitar, “Come thou Fount”
* Susannah sing solo
* Dee sing solo
* Sharing of symobolic gifts/testimony:
Now is the time for us to share the meaning/ significance of the items we have brought and also to offer an uplifting thought or scripture. (Dee initiate)
* Annette sing solo
* Our symbolic tie- As sisters and mothers we are joined by the experience of giving birth and mothering. (Tie string around each wrist in continuous circle.) This string represents that bond that we have all the way back through our mothers and grandmothers, even back to Mary and Eve who praised God after her birth when she said, “I have gotten a man from the Lord”. We will cut this string and tie it around our wrists to remind us to keep Susana, her baby, and her family in our prayers.
* All sing hymn-
*Closing prayer- Offered by Dee
* Refreshments
My sweet friend, Jenny Hatch, who doesn’t live in my state, sent me her thoughtful gift (below)via email. (It includes a snipppet from the 2nd Annual Husband/Wife Homebirth conference.)
Natural Family Blog 🌹 Jenny Hatch 