A Prayer of Blessing

May God bless you with a restless discomfort about easy answers, half-truths and superficial relationships, so that you may seek truth boldly and love deep within your heart.

May God bless you with holy anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that you may tirelessly work for justice, freedom, and peace among all people.

May God bless you with the gift of tears to shed with those who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation, or the loss of all that they cherish, so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and transform their pain into joy.

May God bless you with enough foolishness to believe that you really CAN make a difference in this world, so that you are able, with God's grace, to do what others claim cannot be done.

And the blessing of God the Supreme Majesty and our Creator,
Jesus Christ the Incarnate Word who is our brother and Saviour,
and the Holy Spirit, our Advocate and Guide,
be with you and remain with you, this day and forevermore.

AMEN

Comments

[ERuss]

Mike, Thanks for sharing this prayer, which i believe is a Franciscan Benediction. I loved it so much that i too posted it on my blog

http://russmegumikids.blogspot.com/2009/03/may-god-bless-you.html

I should back in So Cal in about 90 days for a few weeks, and will pick up your book from storage to bring back here to Cebu.

[Mike]

Sweet. Call me when you are in the States.

[Leslie Snyder]

Just what I needed today. Thanks Mike.

[Jeff King]

This is great. Thanks for posting it.

[Nick Anderson]

Appreciate this post, Mike. Pitch perfect!

[Mike]

Peace to you all and thanks for your comments.

[Poppy]

I've been lurking for a while, but now I'm coming out of the shadows! I read your book which is how I found your blog. Thanks for the post of this prayer...it speaks to me! I loved it so much I'm posting it on my own

Thanks,
Poppy