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Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.

Francis of Assisi

We must not be wise and prudent according to the flesh. Rather, we must be simple, humble and pure.
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Human Humble Purity Simplicity Wisdom
If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.
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God Himself Power Work
Great and glorious God, and Thou Lord Jesus, I pray you shed abroad your light in the darkness of my mind. Be found of me, Lord, so that in all things I may act only in accordance with Thy holy will.
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Act Darkness Glory Greatness Light Mindset Prayer Will
Where there is injury let me sow pardon.
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Forgiveness Injury Kindness
A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.
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Enough Light Power Shadow Sun
Woe to those who die in mortal sin!
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Death Mortal Religious Sin
Holy charity confounds all diabolical and fleshly temptations and all fleshly fears.
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Charity Fear Temptation
Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh.
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Purity Simplicity Wisdom World
Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty: permit the distinctive sign of our order to be that it does not possess anything of its own beneath the sun, for the glory of your name, and that it have no other patrimony than begging.
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Beg Glory Myself Poor Poverty Sun
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
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God Hate Love Myself Peace
Holy poverty confounds cupidity and avarice and the cares of this world.
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Care Poor Poverty World
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.
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Forgiveness Kindness Religious
Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self.
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Gift Grace Power
Men lose all the material things they leave behind them in this world, but they carry with them the reward of their charity and the alms they give. For these, they will receive from the Lord the reward and recompense they deserve.
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Carry Charity Deserve Generosity Lose Man Material Reward World
It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.
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Ourselves Religious Talk Walk
We should never desire to be over others. Instead, we ought to be servants who are submissive to every human being for God’s sake.
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Desire God Human Servant

Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.

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