Sunday, August 17, 2008

A Franciscan Benediction



On occasion I stumble across something that really speaks to my heart at the moment. This is one of those things. It's from 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 from pain, rejection, starvation, and war, so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and to turn their pain in to 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.


So just how is God blessing you today??

Much love,
~Cheryl

3 comments:

Fran said...

WOW...that was good Cheryl.

See you this week. Yes ma'am!! :)

Hugs,
Fran

Midwest Nest said...

Wonderful prayer. Thank you.

mandy said...

ouch!!!