Blessing
A blessing for you
The world now is too dangerous
and too beautiful for anything but love.
May your eyes be so blessed you see God in everyone.
Your ears, so you hear the cry of the poor.
May your hands be so blessed
that everything you touch is a sacrament.
Your lips, so you speak nothing but the truth with love.
May your feet be so blessed you run
to those who need you.
And may your heart be so opened,
so set on fire, that your love,
your love, changes everything.
I found this blessing / benediction in a Substack newsletter called “The Cottage.” It came from the Black Rock Prayer Book.
Just to let you know: I caught up on my book blogging in the past week or so, which means that the next several substack newsletters for those of you who subscribe to “Kindred Spirits,” where you receive all my blogs, those in addition to these emails of God’s love, will be book blogs. I hope you will enjoy reading the passages and quotes from the books I’ve read, even if you never read the books. You can get the “best of” stuff, at least my opinion of what’s best. Enjoy