The Prayer of St. Francis

[hrmjustin]

The Peace Prayer

Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace;
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is error, the truth;
Where there is doubt, the faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And 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;
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.

[intheflow]

1. One of my favorite prayers!

When my sister passed away, the funeral home where her service was going to be wanted to give us prayer cards with all kinds of Christian prayers, but we have never been a church-going family and they all sounded preachy and stiff and TOTALLY not like my sister. Luckily, I'd heard this prayer and asked if they had any card with this on it. They did and it was perfect, as it perfectly describes how my sister lived her life, and was a model for us all.

[retrogal]

2. This is also one of my favorites...

For many years I carried the prayer card in my wallet but some where over the years lost it.

Thanks for posting this.

[rug]

3. This has been set to music beautifuly in many versions.