(Strength to Love, by Martin Luther King)
Although
Martin Luther King did not compose this particular prayer, I believe
it embodies his life and legacy. May we believe it, pray it, and act upon it today.
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)
*previously posted here
