Blessed: Holy Disruption
Blessed are those whose spirits are worn thin, who feel depleted and unseen - for the presence of the Divine belongs to them in all their rawness.
Blessed are those who grieve and ache, who mourn losses personal and collective - for they will be held in compassion and healing.
Blessed are the gentle and humble, who refuse to dominate or exploit - for they are the true inheritors of a renewed earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice, who will not be silent in the face of oppression - for they will be satisfied when liberation rises.
Blessed are the ones who practice mercy, even when vengeance seems easier - for mercy will find them in their own need.
Blessed are the clear-hearted, whose love is unpolluted by hypocrisy - for they will perceive the sacred in everything.
Blessed are the peacemakers, who disrupt cycles of violence and build bridges - for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are those who are targeted, threatened, or excluded because they stand up for what is good and true - for they already live in the reality of heaven’s justice.
Blessed are you when people mock you, slander you, or try to discredit your work of love, because you follow the way of radical compassion - take heart and celebrate, for you walk in the lineage of prophets who dared to imagine a better world.
- ©Abigail Handy, Rubble Prayers - inspired by the Beatitudes of scripture
