Lord, make me an instrument of thy 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; And 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. . Francis Of Assisi
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This quote is in reference to the phrase, “Where there is pity, there is love; and where there is love, there is God.” Christ tells us that when we feel pity for someone or try to help them, we are showing love for them. We are showing love because we see the need and want to help. But when we give in with pity and try to help people out of pity, we can hurt them and they may not accept our help. God tells us that the only way we can truly show our love for people is by helping them when they ask for it and by not giving up on them when they seem to be making no progress.

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