some guidelines for praying set prayers

Anglo-Catholic Prayers

"Lord, make me a channel of your peace"

(Prayer of St Francis of Assisi)

(Prayer of St Richard)

(The Serenity Prayer)

(The Grace Blessing)

(Judeo-Christian prayer)

Celtic prayers

(St Patrick's Breastplate)

(traditional gaelic blessing)

Wedding Blessings

Prayer of St Francis

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;
and 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,
and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.
Amen.

This prayer is also sung using the following lyrics:-

Make Me A Channel of Your Peace

Verse 1
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.

Chorus
O 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.

Verse 2
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.

(Chorus)

Verse 3
Make me a channel of your peace,
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
In giving to all men that we receive
And in dying that we are born to eternal life.

(Chorus)

About "Make Me a Channel of Your Peace"

This song has been recorded by Aled Jones (on the album "New Horizons" and more recently re-recorded for the album "The Salvation Army, Together" on UCJ label) and by Sinead O'Connor (from "The Black Album", Vol. 3) It is also performed at the Service of Remembrance in the Royal Albert Hall (London) every November. This hymn is popular in Anglican, Methodist and Catholic traditions, and is often used at wedding ceremonies. It is an inspirational prayer request to God, speaking about our desire to live out a life of giving and loving to others.

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