As mentioned in a previous post, I’m reading Philip Yancey’s Prayer: Does it Make Any Difference? In it he includes excerpts about prayer from others and a few specific prayers. I really like this one so I figured I would post it.
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 kindness to all our children and poor.
Amen
2 comments:
It's good. Thanks for sharing it. (I would probably post it too if I read the book, because I had the urge to copy/paste it to my blog.)
And I can see a lot of your quality in it, which I truly admire and appreciate.
wow...
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