Benediction - Dan O'Neal

[Lawrence Robinson]

Benediction

There is so much to know, so much to love, so much to share
Let us go forth and minister.

There are forsaken elements in each of us,
Abandoned dreams, neglected fears, breast closet skeletons,
Tremendous possibilities as yet untapped.
Let us minister to ourselves.

There are broken relationships among the people.
Friends we need to touch,
Partners we need to love,
Enemies we need to forgive.
Let us minister to each other.

There is a sorrow in the land.
War, Pollution, Injustice,
A tragic squandering of immense worth.
Let us minister to our world.

And there is a forgotten cry within us all.
A deafening Silence,
Largely unheeded but ever beckoning.
Home, home, home it calls,
An explosion of Joy waiting to be born.
Let us minister to our Source.

There is so much to know, so much to love, so much to share.
Let us go forth this day and minister.

	- Dan O'Neal