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 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 the poor. Amen.
2 comments:
Pastor Steve I love this and I am going to print a copy and put it where I will see it daily and pray for a change in me that I can some how make a difference!
I have had all those reactions in my life, yet I don't feel like I have done enough with them. Yet isn't raising children and influencing grandchildren a start? If we follow your example and raise awareness, doesn't that count? If we refuse to "waste our pain" so as to reduce the pain of others that, perhaps, will make a small difference. And, if we add those small differences together we can change the world.
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