St. Francis of Assisi – The Praises of God
Earliest depiction of St. Francis of Assisi, Benedictine Abbey of Subiaco, Italy (Free Art License)
That most humble of men, St. Francis of Assisi — the 13th Century friar who exchanged a life of luxury for one of abject poverty — had a remarkable capacity to recognize the glory of God in all creation. This is one of his prayers.
“You are holy, Lord, the only God,
and Your deeds are wonderful.
You are strong. You are great.
You are the Most High.
You are Almighty.
You, Holy Father are King of heaven and earth.
You are Three and One, Lord God, all Good.
You are Good, all Good, supreme Good, Lord God, living and true.
You are love. You are wisdom.
You are humility. You are endurance.
You are rest. You are peace.
You are joy and gladness.
You are justice and moderation.
You are all our riches, and You suffice for us.
You are beauty.
You are gentleness.
You are our protector.
You are our guardian and defender.
You are our courage. You are our haven and our hope.
You are our faith, our great consolation.
You are our eternal life, Great and Wonderful Lord,
God Almighty, Merciful Savior.”
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Beautiful prayer of devotion and worship!
I like the writings of old.. they seem to have more depth and meaning.
St. Francis is now in pure luxury 🙂
I agree, Mary. 🙂
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Lovely prayer. The best part about this prayer is that every word is true!
If only we all had a heart like St. Francis.
Hi all, here every person is sharing such familiarity, so it’s pleasant
to read this web site, and I used to go to see this web site daily.
Thank you.
Thank you for sharing the hope.
Thank you for your support. St. Francis, of course, gets the credit. 🙂