Christian Reflection and Prayer

Saint Francis of Assisi Prayer:

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.

Reflection:

This is my favorite prayer. I call it the Christian Creed. This is why I am a Christian.
Here Saint Francis of Assisi tells us how to be a Christian. Outside of the Holy Scriptures
these are the most important words ever written. We are called upon to be God's
instruments of: peace, love, pardon, faith, hope, light, joy, counseling, understanding,
giving, pardoning, and eternal life. What a precious life that would be. This is it
brothers and sisters, this is what its all about. This is our commission from our
Savior Jesus Christ. Ask yourself this question every day, Are you God's
instrument?

Prayer:

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.
THANK YOU GOD FOR BEING GOD!