Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. 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; 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; it is in dying that we are born again to eternal life.
Further reading
Albert Haase explores the Peace Prayer through stories and reflection, inviting readers to put its call to service, forgiveness and selflessness into practice.
Soul Training with the Peace Prayer of Saint Francis by Albert Haase, OFM (paperback) on Amazon (paid link)