Francis of Assisi Wrote:
- 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,
- and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.
- Amen.
The 1912 French version:
- Seigneur, faites de moi un instrument de votre paix.
- Là où il y a de la haine, que je mette l'amour.
- Là où il y a l'offense, que je mette le pardon.
- Là où il y a la discorde, que je mette l'union.
- Là où il y a l'erreur, que je mette la vérité.
- Là où il y a le doute, que je mette la foi.
- Là où il y a le désespoir, que je mette l'espérance.
- Là où il y a les ténèbres, que je mette votre lumière.
- Là où il y a la tristesse, que je mette la joie.
- Ô Maître, que je ne cherche pas tant à être consolé qu'à consoler,
- à être compris qu'à comprendre,
- à être aimé qu'à aimer,
- car c'est en donnant qu'on reçoit,
- c'est en s'oubliant qu'on trouve, c'est en pardonnant qu'on est pardonné,
- c'est en mourant qu'on ressuscite à l'éternelle vie.
We are reminded of these words of depth and enlightment and way of Being as we travel in Non Violence.
C4C Honors
C4C's staff gives respect to our in-house 'Heroes'. These heroes have served in the area of Non Violence for numerous years. They have served decades in the field of Non Violence. Namely: Richard Lantry, who has served for Peace in a Holistic way, and Dorothy Gordon, Hon. Kojo Amoo-Gottfried, and Hon. K. B. Asante, who have served others ceaselessly. These four individuals have dedicated their journey to model Peace, having served in numerous ways, too many to list here. They each reflect hearts of compassion and giving. C4C and C4C's community are fortunate to walk with them.