Irenic Thoughts

Irenic. The word means peaceful. This web log (or blog) exists to create an ongoing, and hopefully peaceful, series of comments on the life of King of Peace Episcopal Church. This is not a closed community. You are highly encouraged to comment on any post or to send your own posts.

8/20/2008

Blessed with discomfort, anger, and tears

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 of people,
So that you may work for justice, freedom, and peace.

May God bless you with tears
To shed for those who suffer from 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 this world,
So that you can do what others claim cannot be done.
Amen.


—a Franciscan Blessing

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posted by King of Peace @ Wednesday, August 20, 2008  

4 Comments:

  • At 8/20/2008 5:23 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    May we all be so blessed

    Thank you!

     

  • At 8/20/2008 4:01 PM, Blogger Mike said…

    One of my favorite blessings.

    OK ... here's why I'm really commenting.

    On Sept. 25, Episcopalians and others around the world will be participating in World MDG Blogging Day to raise awareness about the MDGs while world leaders are meeting in New York to chart their progress.

    I'd love it if you'd consider taking part. We've got more than 100 blogs signed up already ... and that's just after one day!

    You can find out more at www.mdgbloggingday.org or on Facebook at http://tinyurl.com/mdgblogday.

    Feel free to contact me if you have any questions (mkinman@gmail.com)

    Thanks for considering this and God bless you.

    Christ's peace,

    Mike+
    Mike Kinman
    Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation (www.e4gr.org)

     

  • At 8/20/2008 5:53 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    What are MDGs????????

     

  • At 8/20/2008 9:59 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Millennium Development Goals

    8 goals agreed to by the world's nations in 2000 that represent the largest concerted effort ever to end extreme poverty

    This is a good site to get some info.

    http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/

     

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