Saint Francis of Assisi
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Does Every Creature Have A Soul?
A tool
in your hand I am, dear God,
the sweetest instrument you have shaped my being into.
What makes me know complete--
feeling the soul of every creature against
my heart.
Does every creature have a
soul?
Surely they do; for anything God has touched
will have life
forever,
and all creatures He
has held.
The Sacraments
I once spoke to my friend, an old squirrel, about the Sacraments--
he got so excited
and ran into a hollow in his tree and came
back holding some acorns, an owl feather,
and a ribbon he had found.
And I just smiled and said, "Yes, dear,
you understand:
everything imparts
His grace."
Some of My Favorite Books about St. Francis of Assisi:
Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi, by Brother Ugolino, W. Heywood, Translator
Saint Francis of Assisi - A Life of Joy, by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.