Fransiscan Benediction
May God bless us with discomfort and easy answers, half truths and superficial relationships. So that you may live from deep within your heart.
May God bless us with anger at injustice, oppression and the exploitation of children. So that we may work for justice, freedom and peace.
May God bless us with tears to shed for the children who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation and war. So that we may reach out our hands to comfort them and to turn their pain into joy.
May God bless us with enough foolishness to believe that we CAN make a difference in this world. So that we can do what others claim cannot be done: that we can rebuild the broken lives of the most vulnerable children by acting justly, loving mercy and walking humbly before our God.