This much beloved prayer attributed to St. Francis of Assisi is so much needed in our crazy modern times.
“Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is discord, unity; …”
Peace flows through my heart, and blows through me as a zephyr.
Peace fills me like a fragrance.
Peace runs through me like rays.
Peace stabs the heart of worries and noise. …
Paramhansa Yogananda said that this beautiful poem was given to him by St. Francis of Assisi in a vision. From the depths of slumber, As I ascend the spiral stairways of wakefulness, I will whisper: God! God! God! Thou art the food, and when I break my fast Of nightly separation from Thee, I will …