Prayer of St. Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of Your 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,
Where there is sadness, joy.

Oh Divine Master, may I 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 dying that we are born to eternal life.

Translated into HTML by Jesse Weinstein on 9/12/01

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