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The Prayer of Saint Francis

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.

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.

2 responses to “Lord, make me an instrument of peace”

  1. Tor H Tor Avatar

    What pretty words.

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  2. Rob Avatar

    I love this prayer!

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