The Peace Prayer of Saint Francis

---

"O Lord, make me an instrument of Thy Peace! Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is discord, harmony. Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope. Where there is darkness, light. Where there is sorrow, joy. Oh 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." I may not be perfect-- in fact, I know I'm not... but these words do offer encouragement and solace for my sometimes weary heart. Apparently this has been recorded as a song by Sarah McLachlan.