
When you place a statue in a garden, it becomes a focal point, and the garden becomes the stage on which it rests.
When you place a statue of St. Francis of Assisi in a garden, it becomes a place for contemplation, a place for quiet reflection.
Today, on the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, we are reminded of his prayer...
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.
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I double dare ya!!
and then, Happy Gardening!
>^,,^<
Hope you are enjoying fall in your garden. :)
I had the good fortune several years ago to visit Assisi in Italy. It was a beautiful place with a gorgeous view of the hillside below covered in oleander. After visiting some crowded big cities, it was a welcome relief just to sit and contemplate for awhile.
Robin Ripley
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The women in my family have been Fans of Francis for generations and Franciscan sisters were the teachers and administrators at my high school.
Do you like the prayer as a song? There are several versions by different composers - my favorite was written by Sebastian Temple. Here's a Choral performance of Temple's song on YouTube.
Annie at the Transplantable Rose