This week, we’ll explore blessing: what makes a person, place, moment, relationship, or ordinary part of life feel sacred, and what we have learned over time to cherish and bless.

Anna is a midlife dual-degree M.Div./M.S.S.W. student at Union Theological Seminary and Columbia School of Social Work, now in the final year of her program. Her work focuses on pastoral care, narrative practice, grief, transition, and creating spaces for connection, reflection, storytelling, and meaning-making.