Sunday, December 14, 2014

May God bless you with discomfort


May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships, so that you may live deep within your hearts.
May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that you may work for justice, freedom, and peace.
May God bless you with tears to shed for those who suffer pain, rejection, hunger, and war, so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and turn their pain into joy.
May God bless you with enough foolishness to believe that you can make a difference in the world, so that you can do what others claim cannot be done.
Amen

(A Franciscan Benediction, Sr. Ruth Marlene Fox, 1985)

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