Because He Gave Birth

So
precious
is a person’s faith in God,
so precious;
never should we harm
that.
Because
He gave birth
to all
religions.

Source: Love Poems of God. Daniel Ladinsky (at Poetseers.org).

Lord, make me an instrument of your 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.

Source: Poet Seers/francis of assisi. (Notably, this prayer was not written by St. Francis, according to this resource.)

I think God might be a little prejudiced.
For once He asked me to join Him on a walk through this world,
and we gazed into every heart on this earth,
and I noticed He lingered a bit longer
before any face that was weeping,
and before any eyes that were laughing.

And sometimes when we passed
a soul in worship God too would kneel down.

I have come to learn: God
adores His creation.

Source: Love Poems of God. Daniel Ladinsky (at Poetseers.org/francis of assisi).