Day 3,032
Sometimes, when I don't know what to do with myself because things see so big (or when in reality, things are so big) that there is no resolution at all except to stay stuck, I'll have a moment of clarity. Tonight, that clarity came to me in the form of these words. They came back to me in a moment of anger. I heard them in my mind while I clenched my teeth at the sink doing dishes.
"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;
and where there is sadness, joy." -Peace prayer of St. Francis of Assisi
Oh, that I would live by these words and make them my anthem. This is the purpose of our lives: to be instruments of peace, love, pardon, faith, hope, light, and joy.
I'm thankful for moments of clarity.
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