A Franciscan Prayer

(Dominus Flavet Church
Mount of Olives
2008)

“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 pain,

Rejection, hunger, and war,

So that you may reach out your

Hand to comfort them and

To turn their pain into joy.

And may God bless you with

Enough foolishness

To believe that you can make

A difference in the world,

To that you can so what others

Claim cannot be done

To bring justice and kindness to

All our children and the poor.”

- Franciscan benediction

 

May it be so in my own heart first,