Prayer of Saint Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace.
That where there is hatred I may bring love,
That where there is wrong - I may bring the spirit of forgiveness,
That where there is discord - I may bring harmony,
That where there is error - I may bring truth,
That where there is doubt - I may bring faith.
That where there is despair - I may bring hope,
That where there are shadows - I may bring Your light,
That where there is sadness - I may bring Joy.

Lord, grant that I may seek rather to comfort - than to be comforted;
To understand - than to be understood;
To love - than to be loved:

For it is by giving - that one receives;
It is by self-forgetting - that one finds;
It is by forgiving - that one is forgiven;
It is by dying - that one awakens to eternal life.

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Day of Prayer

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Bible in a Year
Galatians 4-6
Psalm 39
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Quote
Frank Scully. "Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where the fruit is?" [Motivational Quotes of the Day]
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WOTD
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