my prayer for you this weekend [and for me]
October 31st, 2008 @ 6:00 am
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.
St. Francis
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Jenn Cady said,
October 31, 2008 at 7:23 am
Growing up Catholic.. we used to sing this in church ALL the time. As I was reading…I was singing in my head the Catholic tune…It is the MOST beautiful prayer…Thanks for the daily GEM!
aaron said,
October 31, 2008 at 7:49 am
to walk in silent prayer today, is to fully be alive!
Tammy Marcelain said,
October 31, 2008 at 8:32 am
I love this prayer. Thank you for this blessing.
Carol said,
October 31, 2008 at 8:32 am
….To be understood,
as to understand….
oh how I long for that.
Thanks Anne for sending the prayer of
St. Francis.! So powerful!
John Ireland said,
October 31, 2008 at 9:16 am
one the purest and best posts on this blog. :) well done, friend!
Jan Owen said,
October 31, 2008 at 10:16 am
Thank you Anne. I receive that in the name of Christ.
Amanda said,
October 31, 2008 at 10:20 am
Thank you for reminding me of this prayer and bringing me to praying it for today and… every day!
May God bless you with joy overflowing today, Anne!
Joseph Louthan said,
October 31, 2008 at 10:20 am
Frankie is the bomb. Awesome prayer!
Craig said,
October 31, 2008 at 10:43 am
thanks for the fine prayer!!! growing up independent Baptist, never read very many Catholic writings…this was a first…thanks again!
Robyn said,
October 31, 2008 at 11:52 am
oh if we could not just read this prayer….but live it everyday
B.McCoy said,
October 31, 2008 at 3:04 pm
St. Francis is a hack…… (he said as a joke, and then almost divinely happened to look to his right and notice a book that his wife is reading…by none other than…. St. Francis..)
I should watch out for lightning. no more jokes.
bub said,
October 31, 2008 at 3:22 pm
hahaha I was doing the same thing as Jenn Cady. I have always loved that prayer, although maybe not practiced it as much as I probably should.
Lory said,
October 31, 2008 at 3:40 pm
I needed to be reminded of this today. Thanks Anne. Enjoy your…”room companions” this weekend!
mj said,
October 31, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Thanks for the prayer, Anne.
I love A Ragamuffin Band’s version of St. Francis’ prayer, called “Make Me An Instrument.” The words are, needless to say, beautiful. And the instrumentation — a combination of electric guitar, strings and horns — is very compelling. If you haven’t heard it, you should. I highly recommend it.
jasbuddy said,
October 31, 2008 at 8:18 pm
A GREAT version of this by Sarah MacLachlan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugelQmDerfo
Phil Thompson said,
October 31, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Sarah is awesome.
kristiapplesauce said,
October 31, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Thank you sweet friend….I am pretty sure I need that prayer today and for the rest of my stay here in America. Okay whatever. For the rest of my life.
Evan Weatherford said,
November 2, 2008 at 1:34 pm
St. Francis actually didn’t write this prayer. it’s actually a pretty interesting story.
I’ve been thinking about getting a tattoo of that prayer though.
Lawrence said,
November 2, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Anne,
Thank you for that prayer. Reading it, I was struck with my amazingly constant need to humble myself (as some like to play with verb tenses, I guess it would be “be being humble”) before Jesus and people around me and to repent (heh, “be repenting,” I guess?), and to empty myself at his cross so as to be of useful service in representing Jesus to others.
Thanks again.
Joey said,
November 2, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Just a stop by to say hello. Hope all is well with you and your friends. God bless
Kari Byrd said,
November 3, 2008 at 9:54 am
A classic. I love St. Francis.