CBD 2026: (In-person) University Public Worship with Rev. Dereca Blackmon - Divine Love as a Source of Power

Join us in person at Memorial Church for University Public Worship with Rev. Dereca Blackmon and a sermon drawing from Dr. MLK’s talk on Love and Power and bell hooks' All About Love…

Rev. Dereca Blackmon is a spiritual teacher, preacher, facilitator, and community leader whose work centers healing, justice, and the transformative power of contemplative practice. Through her ministry and public speaking, she invites people to cultivate the inner resources needed to meet complex times with courage, compassion, and wisdom. Her approach brings together spiritual grounding, practical reflection, and a deep commitment to individual and collective well-being. She serves the East Bay Church of Religious Science.

This session is part of the FREE Contemplation by Design Summit, Oct. 14-25, 2026.

Following this University Public Worship session, Rev. Blackmon will be leading an iPause Guided practice session titled Mantra as Medicine: How Spiritual Spoken Word Heals Our Busy Minds on Oct. 25 from 12:15-1:15pm. Please join us for one or both of Rev. Blackmon's sessions.

The full summit schedule is posted at: https://med.stanford.edu/contemplation/summit.html.

Registration will open in September of 2026.