Published 7-28-10

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Tenzin Gyatso, Ansari of Herat, St. Francis of Assisi, Swami Vivekananda

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May I become at all times, both now and forever
A protector for those without protection
A guide for those who have lost their way
A ship for those with oceans to cross
A bridge for those with rivers to cross
A lamp for those without light
A place of refuge for those who lack shelter
And a servant to all in need.


Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama (1935 -  )
Tibetan spiritual leader

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O Lord, give me a heart
I can pour our in thanksgiving.
Give me life
So I can spend it
Working for the salvation of the world.


Ansari of Herat (1006-1088)
Persian sufi mystic and writer





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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 sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much
seek to be consoled as to console,
not so much to be understood as to understand,
not so much 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 awake to eternal life.


Attributed to St. Francis of Assisi (1182-1226)
Catholic deacon and preacher