comfort - Blog - Just Human?2024-03-28T08:25:01Zhttps://just-human.net/blog/feed/tag/comfortMay God bless you with discomforthttps://just-human.net/blog/may-god-bless-you-with-discomfort2023-02-26T22:13:18.000Z2023-02-26T22:13:18.000ZPaul Hazeldenhttps://just-human.net/members/PaulHazelden<div><p class="p5" style="padding-left:30px;">MAY GOD BLESS YOU with discomfort<br /> at easy answers, half-truths,<br /> and superficial relationships<br /> so that you may live<br /> deep within your heart.</p>
<p class="p5" style="padding-left:30px;">May God bless you with anger<br /> at injustice, oppression,<br /> and exploitation of people,<br /> so that you may work for<br /> justice, freedom and peace.</p>
<p class="p5" style="padding-left:30px;">May God bless you with tears<br /> to shed for those who suffer pain,<br /> rejection, hunger, and war,<br /> so that you may reach out your hand<br /> to comfort them and<br /> to turn their pain to joy.</p>
<p class="p5" style="padding-left:30px;">And may God bless you<br /> with enough foolishness<br /> to believe that you can<br /> make a difference in the world,<br /> so that you can do<br /> what others claim cannot be done,<br /> to bring justice and kindness<br /> to all our children and the poor.</p>
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<p>This is often called “A Franciscan blessing”, but the first three parts seem to have been written in 1985 by a Benedictine nun called <a href="https://www.gingerling.co.uk/the-origin-of-a-franciscan-prayer-a-non-traditional-blessing/" target="_blank">Sister Ruth Marlene Fox</a>. (Thanks to Daryl Martin for finding it!)</p>
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