A Meditation


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.  Where there is sadness, 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.  It is in dying to self, that we are born again to Eternal Life.  Amen
Prayer of St. Francis
  When I meditate and pray, I stretch, breathe deeply, and relax.  I think that always helps me.  This prayer or meditation covers a lot of areas in my character. I hope you know that God does hear us.  "For if you seek Him, you will find him."