Prayer

December 27, 2009
Blessing

May God bless you with discomfort at easy

answers, half truths, superficial relationships,

            so that you will live deep within your heart.

May God bless you with anger at injustice,

oppression, and exploitation of people,

            so that you will work for justice, equity, and peace.

May God bless you with tears to shed for those

who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation, and war,

            so that you will reach out your hand to

            comfort them and change their pain into joy.

And may God bless you with the foolishness to think

that you can make a difference in the world,

            so that you will do the things which others

            tell you cannot be done.

                                                                          Author Unknown

            Em Tua Graca: Resources for Praise and Prayer

  World Council of Churches 9^th Assembly, Porto Allegre, Brazil 2005

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