Health Connections: Blessing of the Hands

In the September/October 2007 issue of Horizons, get a Blessing of the Hands service to honor your congregation’s or your PW’s health professionals.

Call 800/524-2612 or subscribe to Horizons or order the September/ October 2007 issue (HZN-07-240; $4 plus shipping).

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Blessing of the Hands
by Pat Gleich

Because touch is such an integral part of the work of nurses and other health professionals, congregations who want to recognize and honor people involved in health care or care-giving often utilize a Blessing of the Hands.

A Blessing of the Hands can be held as part of a Sunday service, or taken to area hospitals or healthcare facilities and provided as a brief interfaith blessing in a chapel or even during shift change in a nurse’s station.

In the September/October 2007 issue of Horizons, get a Blessing of the Hands service to honor your congregation’s or your PW’s health professionals. Read the full text of this article in the September/October issue of Horizons.

Call 800/524-2612 or subscribe to Horizons or order the September/October 2007 issue (HZN-07-240; $4 plus shipping).

Pat Gleich is an associate for National Health Ministries.

Illustration by Jim Dandy/images.com.

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In the September/October 2007 issue of Horizons, get a Blessing of the Hands service to honor your congregation’s or your PW’s health professionals. Call 800/524-2612 or subscribe to Horizons or order the September/ October 2007 issue (HZN-07-240; $4 plus shipping).	Blessing of the Hands by Pat Gleich Because touch is such an integral part of the work of nurses and other health professionals, congregations who want to recognize and honor people involved in health care or care-giving often utilize a Blessing of the Hands. A Blessing of the Hands can be held as part of a Sunday service, or taken to area hospitals or healthcare facilities and provided as a brief interfaith blessing in a chapel or even during shift change in a nurse’s station. In the September/October 2007 issue of Horizons, get a Blessing of the Hands service to honor your congregation’s or your PW’s health professionals. Read the full text of this article in the September/October issue of Horizons. Call 800/524-2612 or subscribe to Horizons or order the September/October 2007 issue (HZN-07-240; $4 plus shipping). Pat Gleich is an associate for National Health Ministries. Illustration by Jim Dandy/images.com. Other Articles Online This Issue The Sabbath Promise Keeping Time Cultivating a Sabbath Heart Everyday Prayers [web exclusive] Builders of a Legacy, Keepers of the Faith Celebrating St. Nicholas How Will You Celebrate? Dispatch from Forbearance Presbyterian Church Supporting Mission Building Community Mosaic Faithful Parenting	Current Issue SEPT/OCT 2007 About This Issue Contents FREE Resource How to Use In Our Next Issue Items underlined can be seen in this Web site, all others appear in the September/October 2007 (HZN-07-240) issue of Horizons magazine. to Horizon, call 800/524-2612 or this issue ($4 plus shipping/handling)

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