Prayer of St Francis
of Assisi
On Remembrance Day, we pause to honour and remember the men and women who served and sacrificed for the freedom and peace we enjoy today.
As we reflect on their courage and selflessness, we are reminded of the words of St Francis of Assisi: “Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.”
May we continue to pray for peace in our world and give thanks for those who have served with such dedication and faithfulness.
Make me a channel of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me bring your love.
Where there is injury, your pardon, Lord,
And where there’s doubt, true faith in you.
Make me a channel of your peace.
Where there’s despair in life, let me bring hope.
Where there is darkness only light,
And where there’s sadness ever joy.
Oh Master, grant that I may never seek
So much to be consoled as to console.
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love with all my soul.
Make me a channel of your peace.
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
In giving of ourselves that we receive,
And in dying that we’re born to eternal life.
Amen