In January, Pope Francis delivered a paraphrase of the Peace Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi. I have copied it below, and will be writing a series of blog posts in response to it over the next couple of weeks.
"Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Help us to recognize the evil latent in a communication that does not build communion. Help us to remove venom from our judgements. Help us to speak about others as our brothers and sisters. You are faithful and trustworthy; may our words be seeds of goodness for the world: where there is shouting, let us practice listening; where there is confusion, let us inspire harmony; where there is ambiguity, let us bring clarity; where there is exclusion, let us offer solidarity; where there is sensationalism, let us use sobriety; where there is superficiality, let us raise real questions; where there is prejudice, let us awaken trust; where there is hostility, let us bring respect; where there is falsehood, let us bring truth. Amen"
Thank you, Elizabeth. I have been praying to St. Francis how can I continue to follow his Peace prayer. This may be the answer to my prayers. Perpetua
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What a lovely comment. Thanks.
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This is so beautiful. For skeptics, agnostics, cynics and believers alike, this prayer touches the core of our human existence. It inspires us to be humane, tolerant and to be a better people.
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Thank you. I thought it was appropriate for my wide variety of readers.
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Inspiring words, Elizabeth. I love the photograph. I was just like that about dolls.
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They were really alive weren’t they!
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