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Praying not for the right things, but to be the right person

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Found this prayer over at Michael Gorman's blog and thought it worth circulating.

I think some of the readers of this blog are likely to appreciate its spirituality of perceptive self-critique, and love's instinctive but demanding integrity that seems utterly congruent with the call of Jesus.

I'm compiling a sheet of seven prayers which I'll use one each week-day for a while. This is one from a Franciscan community is one of them.

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 to 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.

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4 responses to “Praying not for the right things, but to be the right person”

  1. Simon Jones avatar
    Simon Jones

    I used this prayer as the blessing that I prayed at the end of the service inducting me to my current pastorate.
    I heard it first from Roy Searle of the Northumbria Community. I feel that it lifts our eyes from our comfortable circumstances to our call to a life of discipleship.
    So, I use it from time to time when I sense that the clamour of the now is drowning out that call.

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  2. Simon Jones avatar
    Simon Jones

    I used this prayer as the blessing that I prayed at the end of the service inducting me to my current pastorate.
    I heard it first from Roy Searle of the Northumbria Community. I feel that it lifts our eyes from our comfortable circumstances to our call to a life of discipleship.
    So, I use it from time to time when I sense that the clamour of the now is drowning out that call.

    Reply
  3. Margaret avatar
    Margaret

    love it!

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  4. Margaret avatar
    Margaret

    love it!

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