A prayer in the style of St. Francis of Assisi:
Loving God, make us instruments of your peace.
Where there is war, sow peace.
Where there is hatred, sow love.
Where any are denied dignity—LGBTQIA+ siblings, immigrants, the poor—let us stand with them.
Where there is despair, bring hope; where fear, bring faith; where darkness, bring light.
Teach us to comfort, to understand, and to love.
In giving, pardoning, and loving, may we become your peace.

Amen.

-Reed Kirkman, McKinney, TX