Loving God, Mysterious Wind-like Spirit,
blow strongly if You will
and surround with joy all those people
whom I dislike.
Be gracious to those whose giftedness I
envy.
Bless with wealth and success
those already annoyingly more successful
than myself.
They deserve my encouragement, never my
scorn.
I pray especially for all those
who do not particularly reverence me,
or may, in fact, dislike me and shun my
company.
Give me eyes to see beauty and
winsomeness
where I have not seen it before,
and give us all the self confidence to
believe
that we would have no enemies at all
if we were known as You, Holy Wisdom,
know us.
Amen.
-- William Cleary, as quoted in “When in Doubt, Sing” by Jane
Redmont
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