My Friend Ken sent the following Franciscan Benediction to me. I love it! May this be true of us.
A Franciscan Benediction:
May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships so that you may live deep within your heart.
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 to turn their pain into joy.
And 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 to bring justice and the love and life of Jesus to all OUR children and all OUR poor....
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3 comments:
What a beautiful blessing.
I hope all is well with you, Jen. Love and prayers, Maggie
Jen - Glad you are blogging! Great posts - you are off to a good start.
This Franciscan Benediction is something we should all pray for ourselves. Indifference is so insidious, isn't it?
Looking forward to more.
Sue D.
Yes and amen!
Love,
Alycia
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