Benjami “Benji” Suprice
Collegiate Minister and Yale Divinity School M.Div. candidate,
New London, Connecticut
“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” – Matthew 6:10 (NIV)
A Divinity Student’s Blessing
I bless you to live boldly into the calling placed on your life—to walk as a minister and student, a learner and leader, a chef and mechanic. May you discern how your work intersects with the suffering and hopes of the world, seeing your research, writing and presence as opportunities to reveal the heart and way of Jesus. I bless you to embody the way of Christ in contexts where what it means is forgotten.
I bless you to stand as a witness against the ways that are anti-Christ among us. May the pulpit not be an escape from the world’s pain, but a place of preparation, equipping you to see God’s love woven throughout it. I bless you to find courage in the lineage of prophets, disciples and saints who spoke truth to power, even when it was costly.
I bless you to remember that Jesus did not pray for a distant heaven, but for God’s will to be done on Earth as it is in heaven. May you witness the Kingdom of God breaking through in moments of truth spoken, love enacted, justice pursued and faith embodied. Though we may not see the fullness of this Kingdom in our lifetimes, I bless you to continue this prayer and God’s work, trusting that Jesus considered this prayer holy.
And when it is easy to forget, may you remember that God is with us. We have faced challenges before, and we will navigate them again—together and with God’s abiding presence. May this assurance be the blessing that leads you forward. Amen.