May God Bless You...

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 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 so that you can do what others claim cannot be done to bring justice and kindness to all our children and the poor.

- A Franciscan Benediction

Every time I read this benediction my heart is touched.  This is the kind of blessing from God I pray for myself and my children.  I pray we never forget the ones less fortunate than ourselves. That we are uncomfortable with being too comfortable.  That we never think our "small" contribution is not worth giving.  That we are never content to remain ignorant so that we do not feel responsible.  That we each do what we can when we can where we can.  We can all do something!

‘I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’ Matt. 25:40

"And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.” Matt. 10:42