Tilting at windmills?
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 the 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, and starvation 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.
A friend sent me this Jesuit prayer when I was feeling discouraged at the seeming hopelessness of fighting for victims of civil rights abuse – sometimes the courts are against you, the police are against you, much of the legal community is against you, and even your friends and family disagree with what you are trying to do.
Thank you John.
