Blog Post 7/13/2022 - A Prayer for Living in Times of Stress and Turmoil

 

“O God, keep my anger from becoming meanness.

Keep my sorrow from collapsing into self-pity.

Keep my heart soft enough to keep breathing.

Keep my anger turned toward justice, not cruelty.

Remind me that all of this, every bit of it, is for love.

Keep me fiercely kind. Amen.   

[Dr. Rueben Varghese, Director of Public Health, Arlington County, VA]

 

When the stress of today’s bad news moves to becoming overwhelming say this prayer.

 

May God Be Praised!