Tuesday
Jul192011
A true blessing for a truthful life
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 8:44PM
This is a deeply challenging blessing from the Franciscan tradition. It is 'meaty' enough to sustain one along life's daily journey:
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 from pain, rejection, and starvation, 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 this world, so that you can do what others claim cannot be done.— Franciscan Blessing
May God bless you...
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