I found this prayer over at Search the Sea. It immediately struck me as exactly how we must beseech God, or in my case, The Universe, for the tools needed to undo the damage that has been done in our country and to the world in the past eight years.
For our new president, and for ourselves:
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, starvation, 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.
Amen.
2 comments:
Wow Lisa! That's just awesome! I love it and will copy it to save! How it rings true! Thanks for posting this incredible prayer! Love, Lisa
Amen. I'm going to type that up, print it out and hang it in my office at work.
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