My modified Prayer of St. Francis:
God, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
Where there is injury, let me sow forgiveness.
Where there is discord, let me sow harmony.
Where there is doubt, let me sow understanding.
Where there is despair, let me sow courage.
Where there is darkness, let me sow light.
Where there is sadness, let me sow joy.
God, 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 forgiving that we are forgiven,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
God, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
Where there is injury, let me sow forgiveness.
Where there is discord, let me sow harmony.
Where there is doubt, let me sow understanding.
Where there is despair, let me sow courage.
Where there is darkness, let me sow light.
Where there is sadness, let me sow joy.
God, 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 forgiving that we are forgiven,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
