We concluded this morning's meeting of my mindfulness meditation group with the Franciscan benediction shown below. The words of St. Francis seem eerily relevant to today's concerns about terrorism, war, economic recession, and high unemployment.
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 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 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
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