faith in community: ....The Lion Shall Lie Down with the Lamb

Thursday, October 15, 2009

a vision of the kingdom of God....

....where even the goats will be called "blessed."

Hot Cup Lutheran said...: oh what fun! i haven't had the courage to do one of these services... since MJ would truly think he should be the one giving the blessings... *sigh*; October 15, 2009 at 9:56 AM
Jennifer said...: Oh! Lovely!!; October 15, 2009 at 12:36 PM
Jan said...: Wonderful! So glad you posted pictures, which say more than written words would have. Thank you, Diane.; October 15, 2009 at 4:36 PM
Fran said...: I love this - the photos are great. I would love to be present for your animal blessing!!; October 15, 2009 at 6:42 PM
Ruth Hull Chatlien said...: We had our blessing yesterday. The most exotic animal we had was a parrot.; October 19, 2009 at 9:30 PM

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