I love the prayer of St Francis, and I still tend to believe
everybody does…so, I’m usually left with my mouth agape when someone says s/he
doesn’t particularly care for it.
Then I recall when I first heard it…back when I knew it all,
back when black humor was my favorite thing. I remember on hearing it, I said, “There’s
the man I want to marry…and we can both work on putting me first.”
It occurs to me that X% of those who hear it do not like it;
X% may like it but only because it sounds noble, like something God would
approve of; X% who pray it get off their knees never for a minute believing it
is now theirs by doing; X% who believe it is theirs, consistently fail, so stop
either the praying or the believing; X% continue trying, never understanding
that it is already being done through them by the Spirit within…that the minute
they make it a self-determined objective, it is an ego happening, inviting the
feeling of failure yet again.
The Father within doeth the works…really.
Thank You.
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