The Peace Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi

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;

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.

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A simple yet beautiful prayer. A fitting reminder in this day and age where our lives are so much focused on the things of the world and we tend to neglect the most important things in life - our relationships with our families, our friends, our loved ones, our fellowmen and with our God. My prayer is that peace would reign in our hearts so that our nation and the world will be at peace. c",)