How can hope be nurtured amidst despair?

You are all our riches, and You suffice for us. You are beauty. You are gentleness. You are our protector. You are our guardian and defender. You are our ... The Prayer of St Francis is a prayer for peace. In a world often troubled by war and violence, it calls us to be instruments of Christ's peace and love. Saint Francis in Prayer ... Shown from the waist up, a man with pale, peachy skin and wearing a. Media Options. Open Zoom Modal A while back, I felt deflated when I discovered that the wonderful Prayer of St. Francis (“Lord, make me an instrument of your peace”) wasn't written by Francis ... Oct 4, 2023 ... “Lord, grant me the strength to change the things I can, the serenity to deal with the things I cannot change, and the wisdom to know the ... The St. Francis Prayer is the ego's song of surrender to the divine. We pray it so as to attune ourselves to our true Self, and to be an instrument ... Blessed St. Francis, when you were blessed with the decision to serve our Lord, you abandoned everything and surrendered yourself totally to God's will. Obtain ... Feb 6, 2016 ... Where there is hatred (within), I shall sow love;. where there is injury, pardon;. where there is doubt, faith;. where is despair ... Sep 18, 2019 ... The Saint Francis prayer, applied to parenting, requires us to be present to our children in a way that can be difficult when emails and ... The start of a new year is the perfect time to repeat a prayer of St. Francis de Sales that I keep in my office, so I see it every day.