Every day I pray the prayer of St. Francis, and most every day I realize again that the prayer is all about others, about doing, giving, living for the benefit of others.
I am ever touched by the part where we specifically seek to understand rather than seek to be understood, seek to comfort rather than be comforted, seek to love rather than be loved.
The single, sole, lone, only thing that keeps us from doing (and quit "seeking" already!) is our ego. No part of us will be adversely affected by our giving understanding rather than seeking understanding, giving comfort, giving love, rather than wanting and waiting...only our I-legislate-for-me-and-me-alone ego.
The wild and wonderful part is that prayer is answered in the affirmative even as we breathe and with every breath we take...but only as we are doing it. If we do not give it, we will not get it.
Again, we must needs remember that on our own we cannot do this. Going against our ego on our own is just another spoon to a knife fight.
He goes before me to make the crooked places straight. Let him...and follow closely.
Thank you.
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