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;
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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What is this sin we are called to repent of, to turn
away from? In general, any time we
deliberately choose – by what we say or do, or fail to do – that does harm to ourselves or
another, is to sin.
Lent is a time for us to take an honest look at
ourselves – to see where we may be instruments of harm in our world. The Prayer of St. Francis gives us a checklist for our examination. How do I measure up as an instrument of Peace?
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