“Lord, make me an instrument of your 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 li... more“Lord, make me an instrument of your 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.”
This prayer of St Francis of Assisi should be engraved on our hearts. We may be called to do spiritual battles to defend our brothers and sisters in Christ but our goal should be to be a calming influence and an instrument of healing: A refuge for the weary and wounded.
Prayer
Father, ,give us the gifts of humility, of love, and understanding so that we may serve and represent You and Your Son, Jesus Christ. Grant us humility so that our ego does not interfere with our understanding what you want to do when we are needed to be present for our brothers and sisters who have been wounded. Let us provide for their bodies and be your healing balm for their souls.
In the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen
CAA Eric Fletcher
