The Modernista
The Prayer of Saint Francis
Categories: Mind & Spirit

I’m not much for praying, but the Prayer of St. Francis really speaks to me. I find it so beautiful and moving, and I love this version of it.

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;
and 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.
Amen.

1 Comment to “The Prayer of Saint Francis”

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    Sarah says:

    This has always been one of my favorite prayers. Thank you so much for posting it. I have been looking for it but did not know it was attributed to St. Francis.

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