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Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi

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


i am still sifting through my mind for my final thoughts about 2008 and where i am headed in 2009. however, i had to share this prayer in the meantime. it has saved my life on more than one occasion and i rediscovered it while listening to a Sarah Mclachlan CD. if you haven't heard her sing it, download it right now. this prayer is part of my focus for 2009 in an attempt to be a better person.

just a quick note of news, my friends, elizabeth and james, had their beautiful baby girl, emma, on the 22nd of december. congratulations! i am so happy for them.