Closing Prayer

Well I've made it back to the states safely and I'm happy to be home. It's a blessing to see my family and friends and to be back in the Pacific Northwest. On the other hand I miss Mexico very much and I'm sad at the thought that my experience there really has come to an end. I haven't blogged for a couple of weeks and frankly my processing system is fried so I'd like to leave you all with an inspirational prayer from the Franciscan Monks:

May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers,
hard hearts, half-truths, and superficial relationships,
so that you may live from deep within your heart
where God’s Spirit dwells.

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 turn their pain into joy.

And may God bless you with enough foolishness to believe
that you can make a difference in this world and in your neighborhood,
so that you will courageously try what you don't think you can do,
but in Jesus Christ you’ll have the strength necessary to do.

May God bless you so that you remember we are called
to continue God’s redemptive work of love and healing
in God’s place, in and through God’s name, in God’s Spirit,
continually creating and breathing new life and grace into everything and everyone we touch.


Thanks everyone for following along and for your prayers and encouragement. I'd like to invite each of you to my commencement ceremony which will be taking place at New Hope Christian College on Thursday, May 3rd @ 7 p.m.

We are also planning a graduation party on Saturday May 5th (Details to come).

These are open events and I'd love to see you at one or both of them.

Blessings,

Kent