| I realise this forum is a natural source of conflict, but it's been so caustic in recent posts that I wanted to add something that's perhaps a bit more soothing - at least I find it so. I think the sentiment here transcends religious differences & expresses a basic human need. Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Where there is hatred let us sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is discord, union; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; Where there is sadness, joy. Grant that we 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 |
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