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Prayer of Saint Francis Meditation (Part 4): Sense and Knowledge
In this meditation, I bring our series on the Prayer of Saint Francis before the Crucifix to a close, reflecting on the final petition of the prayer: the desire for sense and knowledge.
Knowledge can give us information, but discernment helps us understand what matters and how we should respond. Francis asks for both — for a deeper awareness that allows us to choose wisely and to act with greater attention, compassion and openness to divine grace.
We begin by settling into the body and breath, letting go of what came before and what might follow. From that stillness, we allow Francis’s prayer…
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