Vessel
(based on the Prayer of St. Francis)
Make me an instrument of your peace
Make me a vessel of your love
Your walk, my way
Your truth, my life
Your light, my joy
Your breath, my song
© 2012 Amy Barlow Liberatore/Sharp Little Pencil
For ABC Wednesday, brought to you by the letter “V.”
The prayer of St. Francis has always intrigued me, because Francis took Jesus’ teachings on giving and acted on them all his life. His is a good example of a life lived in pure love. LOVE is not only for Christians – it’s for all faith paths and for those who don’t believe in a Higher Power… but I wrote this hoping that I, too, will be a vessel of love, at all times and in all places. Peace, Amy
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your light, my joy
this poem was my joy
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Welcome to my blog, and thank you for a delightful comment! Amy
vivinfrance
And that’s exactly what you are. 🙂
Sharp Little Pencil
Viv, what a lovely comment, thank you. It’s my aim in life to be just that, but so often I feel I’ve fallen short… Peace, Amy
Debbie
Really beautiful, Amy! 🙂
Sharp Little Pencil
Thanks so much, Debbie. Bless you, Amy
Inside the Mind of Isadora
These are wonderful words to live by. You are indeed a vessel of love.
Peace – Love – Blessings
Izzy
Sharp Little Pencil
I try, day by day, to become the vessel I want to be. That’s why it’s a prayer. Thanks, Izzy, and love, Amer
Roger Green
Yes, we ought to be vessels for peace, yet we often are vessels for rejection and destruction.
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
Sharp Little Pencil
All too true, Roger. It depends on how we choose to “fill the tank,” right? A
Lindy Lee
Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone; 1181/1182, patron saint of animals…
Sharp Little Pencil
Amen, Lindy. A truly amazing man. I’m not a “saint” person, being an old Protestant, but Francis was and is an inspiring person. Have you seen “Brother Sun, Sister Moon”? Amy
Renee Espriu
One of my all time favorite prayers and you have done wonders with it here. Raised in the Catholic church this is a prayer that soothed my soul.
Sharp Little Pencil
The first line is St. Francis; the rest is a song I composed after reading and studying a meditation book based on his prayer. Thanks, Renee, and peace, Amy
Raven
Quite lovely young lady … peaceful.
Sheilagh Lee
truly a beautiful sentiment.
Carver
Vessel is great V word. Carver, ABC-Wed. Team
Sara V
Yes, and that’s a wonderful prayer–I always loved that hymn–let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me, …with every step I take, let this be my solemn vow, to take each moment and live each moment, in peace eternally…:-)
Paula Scott Molokai Girl Studio
So true-and he is amongst the ones (saints) that I admire the most. And, being from Molokai, St. Damien tops my list. Truly examples of what love really is.
kaykuala
‘LOVE is not only for Christians – it’s for all faith paths and for those who don’t believe in a Higher Power’
Rightly said,Amy! Your verse and your process notes ring loud and clear,! Love given and love accepted. Solace for the world and we need constant reminders.Thanks for sharing!
Hank
Hannah Gosselin
Oh, Amy!!! One of my faves and this is just a gift!! Thank you!
luluberoo
Beautiful and uplifting. Glad I stopped by here for your words.