O Lord make me an instrument
of Thy peace,
Where there is hatred
let me put love,
Where there is resentment
let me put forgiveness,
Where there is discord
let me put unity,
Where there is doubt
let me put faith,
Where there is error
let me put truth,
Where there is despair
let me bring happiness,
Where there is sadness
let me bring joy,
Where there is darkness
let me bring light,

O Master grant that
I may desire rather,
To console than to be consoled,
To understand rather than
to be understood,
To love rather than to be loved.

Because it is in giving
that we receive,
In forgiving that
we obtain forgiveness,
In dying that we rise to eternal life.

– St. Francis –

om brahmārpaṇaṁ brahma havir
brahmāgnāu brahmanā hutaṁ
brahmāiva tena gantavyaṁ
brahmakarmasamādhinā

ahaṁ vāiśvānaro bhūtvā
prāṇināṁ dehaṁ āśritaḥ
prāṇāpānasamāyuktaḥ
pacāmi-annaṁ caturvidhaṁ

yat karoṣi yad-aśnāsi
yaj-juhoṣi dadāsi yat
yat tapasyasi kāunteya
tat kuruṣva madarpaṇaṁ

hari dātā hari bhoktā
hari annaṁ prajāpatiḥ
hari sarva sarireṣu
bhunkte bhojayate hariḥ

O Adorable Lord of Mercy and Love !
Salutations and prostrations
unto Thee.
Thou art Omnipresent, Omnipotent and Omniscient.
Thou art Satchidananda
(Existence – Consciousness – Bliss
Absolute).
Thou art the Indweller of all beings.

Grant us an understanding heart,
Equal vision, balanced mind,
Faith, devotion and wisdom.
Grant us inner spiritual strength
To resist temptations
and to control the mind.
Free us from egoism, lust, greed, hatred, anger and jealousy.
Fill our hearts with divine virtues.

Let us behold Thee in all these
names and forms.
Let us serve Thee in all these
names and forms.
Let us ever remember Thee.
Let us ever sing Thy glories.
Let Thy Name be ever on our lips.
Let us abide in Thee
for ever and ever.

– Swami Sivananda –