This is a Franciscan Blessing that our priest used as our final benediction yesterday. I thought it would be the perfect way to start the week.
May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, and superficial relationships, so that you may live deep within your heart. Amen.
May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that you may work for justice, freedom and peace. Amen.
May God bless you with tears to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation and war, so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and to turn their pain into joy. Amen.
May God bless you with enough foolishness to believe that you can make a difference in this world, so that you can do what others claim cannot be done. Amen.
And the Blessing of God, who Creates, Redeems, and Sanctifies, be upon you and all you love and pray for this day, and forever more. Amen.
Thank you Deepa!
Hi Shawna,
Thank you for posting this. Such a beautiful way to start the day…..
God bless you!
Thank you transitenator. Thank you for letting me know you stopped by.
Hi Shawna!
Thanks for tweeting this into the world. Some good words to start a week with.
God bless you too!
Abby, I know. I can’t wait for the election to be over. And now all the craziness of the bail out and Wall St. Yesterday as we prayed this, it was a very real moment of peace.
Thank you. This is beautiful and, in my desperate attempt to cling to at least an ounce of hope during this crazy time, is a blessing to read and reflect upon.