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 to 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 New Year’s Benediction

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