The Prayer of St. Francis

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A quick snap from NYC.

There has been so much tragedy in the news lately and as I watch people dealing with things that I can’t possibly fathom, my mind keeps going back to the prayer of St. Francis. The prayer has been in my head (and bookmarked on my nightstand) for months now so when a friend posted one line (highlighted in green below) of this last week in light of the news from Ferguson, I thought I should share the prayer in it’s entirety. During the hustle and bustle of this holiday season perhaps this will inspire you as well.

The Prayer of St. Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.

O, Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;

to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love; For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
it is in dying that we are born again to eternal life.

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