Here's the famous St. Francis prayer for Good Friday. I grew up with this on a faux stone tablet in my parents' bathroom. It seemed very much like the Serenity prayer -- something I saw a lot and didn't think about much. But as time passes, I find it more and more relevant and harder to pray, the mark for me of something I need to do. Hope you're having a great day, and I'll be back soon with a margarita video!
Lord, make me an instrument of Thy 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.
6 comments:
If only more people would take that prayer seriously.
I'm not aware of this prayer...odd seeing as how I started out in a Catholic church named after St. Francis (one of them anyway)...while worthy sentiments are expressed I personally will stick with my 21st Century Jesus as a prayer for the season.
Michelle,
Nice prayer. I hope you had a great day, too...any day I get to see a new pic of you is a good one! :)
Hope your weekend is good, and I can't wait to see your next mixology video. I'll be taking care of my dog this weekend. Take care!
Yeeeeehah! Bring on the margarita video!
I have understood this prayer in different ways throughout my life but have alwys had an affinity for it. A few months ago I taped a copy of this on my bathroom mirror thinkig it would spur me to be more mindful of it. Just the opposite seems to have happened. I don't even see it anymore. Thanks for reminding me that it's there.
HI Honey, we used to sing that as a hymn in church. I love it's simple logic. Have a glorious Easter. xoxox
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