Something to strive for...

This came my way recently. I read it through today, and I wanted to share it with you. If you're like me, you arent good at keeping new years resolutions. In fact, I suck at it.

So how about this, think of the following as something to strive towards for the rest of your life.

As far as i'm aware, its a prayer that was spoken by St Francis of Asissi, but in different words.


"Daddy...here I am. Send me.

Where there is hatred, let me show love.
Where there is hurt, let me bring healing.
Where there is doubt, let me show faith.
Where there is despair, let me bring hope.
Where there is darkness, let me show your light.
Where there is sadness, let me bring joy.

Father...may my heart truly seek:
not to be consoled, but to console,
not to be understood, but to understand.
not to be loved, but to love.

For it is in giving that we recieve.
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.
It is in dying that we are born into eternal life.

Daddy...here I am. Send me."

Maybe, by His grace, I'll actually be able to follow this through one day = ]