Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, let me offer pardon;
Where there is doubt, let me instill faith;
Where there is despair, let me bring hope;
Where there is darkness, let me spread light;
Where there is sadness, let me share 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.
— Saint Francis of Assisi
🕊️ Rest in peace, Pope Francis (1936-2025).
May your legacy of compassion live on in the lives of the people blessed by your empathy and kindness.
