Prayer attributed to St Francis of Assisi

[Bluebear]

Lord, make me an instrument of Thy 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;
and where there is sadness, joy.

Lord,
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,
and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.

Amen.

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Although the lineage of the prayer cannot be traced prior to 1912 and therefore unlike to have been penned by Francis, it remains one of the most beautiful and humble of petitions.

[LostinVA]

1. Thanks for posting this -- I've always liked it

[porphyrian]

2. It was probably written by a woman, and thus the anonymity of the author. - n/t

[Bluebear]

3. I would not doubt it n/t

[Posteritatis]

10. Right, 'cause males can't think that way. (nt)

[porphyrian]

12. Yeah, that's what I said, Mr. Defensive.

What the fuck? Am I an asshole magnet?

[Midlodemocrat]

4. A beautiful prayer and a beautiful hymn.

My mom's favorite as a matter of fact.

[Bluebear]

5. A beautiful hymn!

Make me a channel of your peace:
where there is hatred let me bring your love,
where there is injury, your pardon, Lord,
and where there's doubt, true faith in you:

O Master grant that I may never seek
so much to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved, as to love with all my soul!

Make me a channel of your peace:
where there's despair in life let me bring hope,
where there is darkness, only light,
and where there's sadness, ever joy:

O Master grant that I may never seek
so much to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved, as to love with all my soul!

Make me a channel of your peace:
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
in giving ourselves that we receive,
and in dying that we're born to eternal life.

O Master grant that I may never seek
so much to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved, as to love with all my soul!

Make me a channel of your peace:
where there is hatred let me bring your love,
where there is injury, your pardon, Lord,
and where there's doubt, true faith in you.

[ChazII]

8. Thank you for posting this. n/t

[redqueen]

6. glad you posted that

i needed to see it

:hug:

[greenman3610]

7. not just a great prayer

a great prescription for mental health

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

9. For those of us who are friends

of Bill, this is given as an example of a good prayer. That is, a prayer where nothing is sought for personal gain but only ot help others. It's very powerful...........

[Bucky]

11. Sorry but this prayer is soft on terrorism. 9/11 changes everything. Including God.