...or maybe the voice isn't really lost--just hesitant to speak up about the thoughts that have been running through my head lately. Until I'm feeling braver, here's a Franciscan blessing:
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.
Amen.
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"--just hesitant to speak up about the thoughts that have been running through my head lately."
now how are you going to give a buildup like that and not-- deliver?
i'm gonna be thinking about it now. i'm intrigued about these thoughts. if i lose sleep tonight i'm calling you and we can be sleepless together. because it'll all be your fault. when zaavan and rowyn are asking "how come daddy's got bags under his eyes?" i'm goona give them a one word answer.
dena.
SO sorry for the sleepless night, my friend! ;-)
Read your email. It may not end up anything like that when I'm finished, though. I'm still sorting and thinking.
"--Until I'm feeling braver" If you ever need someone to sound your ideas of in a safe environment, please feel free to contact me. I do not have all of the answers. Though I do talk louder than everyone else.
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