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Prayer of Saint Francis (Peace Prayer)

A prayer to become an instrument of God's peace — a fitting meditation on a life of service to others.

PrayersAttributed to the Franciscan tradition

Lord, make me an instrument of your 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; where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, 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 pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.

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Attributed to the Franciscan tradition
Added June 29, 2026
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