Make me a channel of your peace

Good Tuesday morning, my friends.

I was searching for a prayer this morning, and came across this familiar one from St Francis of Assisi.  I love the way this lays out how we are to live out our Christian faith.  Elsewhere, St. Francis summed it up with these words: "Preach the Gospel always, and if necessary, use words."  For me, the key here is that we ask for God's direction in carrying this out, rather than relying on our trying to do it on our own.

Ask God to show you where you can be a channel of His peace today.

Amazing Grace and Eternal Peace to you today,

Bruce

Make me a channel of your peace

Where there is hatred let me bring your love;

Where there is injury, your pardon, Lord

And where there's doubt the true faith in you.

O master, grant that I may never seek

So much to be consoled as to console

To be understood as to understand 

To be loved as to love with all my soul.

Make me a channel of your peace

Where there is despair in life let me bring hope,

Where there is darkness only light

And where there's sadness ever joy.

O master, grant that I may never seek

So much to be consoled as to console

To be understood as to understand 

To be loved as to love with all my soul.

Make me a channel of your peace

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned

In giving to all men that we receive

And in dying that we are born to eternal life.

St Francis of Assisi

(http://www.prayer-and-prayers.info/favorite-prayers/inspirational-prayer.htm)

Bruce MacPherson macpherson@celtic.ca