Words to Live by

by St. Francis of Assisi

Lord, make me an instrument of thy 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 me 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.