St. Francis Prayer
"Lord, Make me a channel of thy peace - That where there is hatred - I may bring love - That where there is wrong - I may bring the spirit of forgiveness - That where there is discord - I may bring harmony - That where there is error - I may bring truth - That where there is doubt - I may bring faith - That where there is despair - I may bring hope - That where there is shadow - I may bring light -That where there is sadness - I may bring joy - Lord, grant that I may seek, rather to comfort- than to be comforted - to understand - than to be understood - to love - than to be loved - For it is by self forgetting - that one finds - It is by forgiving - that one is forgiven - it is by dying - that one awakens to eternal life. Amen
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I love this Prayer! Everytime I read it I learn more & more.. Its author was a man for several hundred years, now has been rated as a saint. He did, like us, go through the emotional wringer. As he came out through the other side of that painful experience, this prayer was his expression of what he could see, feel, and wish to become....Love to you my friends!! Kelly
amen
Hugs, B
This was read at my son\'s service and it is one of my favorites. Thank you for sharing it today as I haven\'t read it in awhile. Peace to you this day. XO Joanie
This was always a favorite of mine to sing in church. Thank you. xo Sharon
I think St. Francis must have been a very, very holy person. You can just feel his loving selflessness in this prayer. Thanks for sharing this prayer. Peace, Anne
Love to you friend...
I like this prayer
This is a beautiful prayer, full of humility and service. I think Mother Theresa took this prayer to heart and lived the life it described.
I just had to read this prayer again..This is the person I always wanted want to be.....
Amen.
I love that prayer, Thanks for posting Hugs Cathy
Thank you for this... it was the prayer my class recited when I graduated from 6th grade (Lutheran School).. and I could not quite remember the wording (although we did the old english version).
MaryLou
May we all strive to be the best we can be and to give something back each time we have the chance. thank you for reminding me. hugs j
Thank you for sharing this...this is the kind of life that I\'ll will strive to live...