The Revised Prayer of Francis of Assisi
Lord, make me a channel of disturbance.
Where there is apathy, let me provoke.
Where there is compliance,
let me bring questioning.
Where there is silence, let me be a voice
Where there is too much comfort and too little action
Grant Disruption
Where doors are closed, and hearts are locked,
Grant a willingness to listen.
Where laws dictate and pain overlooked...
Where tradition speaks louder than need...
Grant that I may seek rather to do justice
than talk about it.
Disturb us, O Lord,
To be with, as well as for, the alienated.
To love the unlovable, as well as the lovely.
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Where there is apathy, let me provoke.
Where there is compliance,
let me bring questioning.
Where there is silence, let me be a voice
Where there is too much comfort and too little action
Grant Disruption
Where doors are closed, and hearts are locked,
Grant a willingness to listen.
Where laws dictate and pain overlooked...
Where tradition speaks louder than need...
Grant that I may seek rather to do justice
than talk about it.
Disturb us, O Lord,
To be with, as well as for, the alienated.
To love the unlovable, as well as the lovely.
Author Unkown
Since this is the octave of the Feast of St Francis of Assisi, may this prayer be reflected in your actions.
Comments
Add to the tradition? Is outrage!
But yes, for once I agree with @Martin54. If you are going to pray that, show us.
Mind you, the same applies to the original version of course ...
A few years ago, I was called on to develop a program to divert people from mental health institutions in the region. No one thought we would be successful, but we were. I saved our local government $36 million dollars over the five years I ran the program. To this day, the program is still bring used with some adaptations
I remain very involved in civic affairs more often than not responding to opinion pieces in the paper. I have many people tell me they look forward to seeing my letters.
A local concern people have in our area right now is the placement of a new wind farm just out of town in a rather scenic area. I am opposed to that, but I am not opposed to a new wind farm at a number of alternative sites. Very conservative people are opposed to any idea of a wind farm. I see it as necessary in order to continue to meet the power demands in the region.
So, yes, this prayer speaks to me, and yes, I try to be an instrument of the change it is calling for.
God's Kingdom needs both sorts responders of course!
Blessings.
The so-called Prayer of St Francis has no connection with him whatsoever. It first appeared during WWI and is generally agreed to have come from a Canadian forces chaplain, Father Esther Bouquerel.