A lesson from St Fancis of Assisi...simple words to live by
Mar 14, 2013 19:40:54 #
Not really religious...but this has a lot of truth.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mar 14, 2013 20:05:26 #
Mar 14, 2013 20:27:15 #
Thanks for sharing. The world would be a better place if we all lived by these principles regardless of religion.
Mar 15, 2013 00:45:35 #
Mar 15, 2013 08:24:23 #
Mar 15, 2013 10:46:41 #
The final sentence of this prayer, attributed to, but not known for sure, of St. Francis is: "and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life." This is the ultimate promise of our Faith.
(Thanks for sharing this. I say this prayer as part of my daily devotions and strive to live up to its dictums.)
(Thanks for sharing this. I say this prayer as part of my daily devotions and strive to live up to its dictums.)
Mar 15, 2013 10:49:10 #
Fr.Stuart wrote:
The final sentence of this prayer, attributed to, but not known for sure, of St. Francis is: "and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life." This is the ultimate promise of our Faith.
(Thanks for sharing this. I say this prayer as part of my daily devotions and strive to live up to its dictums.)
(Thanks for sharing this. I say this prayer as part of my daily devotions and strive to live up to its dictums.)
The final sentence is what makes life worth living.
Mar 15, 2013 11:40:16 #
ggttc wrote:
Not really religious...but this has a lot of truth... (show quote)
Thank you for your post.
Mar 16, 2013 03:47:14 #
Mar 16, 2013 13:17:40 #
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