Daily Devotion - Friday, September 23

A Prayer from St. Francis

Some concluding thoughts on solitude. These our excerpts from a prayer of St. Francis as he spent time in solitude.

“You are holy, Lord, you are the only God
And all your works are wondrous.
You are strong,
You are great,
You are most high.
You, most holy, are the Lord of heaven and earth!
You are the mystery, the Lord God above all gods.
You are good,
You are all good,
You are the highest good.
Lord of all, God of all, ever living and ever true.
You are the fire of love itself.
You are our wisdom, humility, patience, beauty, meekness,
security, inner peace and our joy.”

“Great and wonderful Lord!
You are God who lives forever, offering me life!”

I pray that you will have a blessed weekend, filled with good.

--Ben Keckler
09.23.11

Daily Devotion - Tuesday, September 15

Attentiveness

A prayer, attributed to St. Francis, a most attentive person.

"Lord,
Make me an instrument of thy 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.
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,
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life."

Have a better day today as you listen to your heart.

--Ben Keckler
09.15.09

Daily Devotions - Friday, September 19

Prayer of St. Francis

The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?
I will sing and make music to the Lord my God.
--Psalm 27, selected verses

Excerpts from a prayer of St. Francis as he spent time in solitude:

You are holy, Lord, you are the only God
And all your works are wondrous.
You are strong,
You are great,
You are most high.
You, most holy, are the Lord of heaven and earth!
You are the mystery, the Lord God above all gods.
You are good,
You are all good,
You are the highest good.
Lord of all, God of all, ever living and ever true.
You are the fire of love itself.
You are our
Wisdom, humility, patience, beauty, meekness, security, inner peace and our joy.

Great and wonderful Lord!
You are God who lives forever, offering me life!

I pray that you will have a blessed weekend, filled with good.

Ben Keckler
09.19.08