The more common English version of the prayer reads as follows:
- 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;
- 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.
- Amen.
The first-known publication of the prayer was submitted anonymously to the French publication La Clochette in 1912.
- Seigneur, faites de moi un instrument de votre paix.
- Là où il y a de la haine, que je mette l'amour.
- Là où il y a l'offense, que je mette le pardon.
- Là où il y a la discorde, que je mette l'union.
- Là où il y a l'erreur, que je mette la vérité.
- Là où il y a le doute, que je mette la foi.
- Là où il y a le désespoir, que je mette l'espérance.
- Là où il y a les ténèbres, que je mette votre lumière.
- Là où il y a la tristesse, que je mette la joie.
- Ô Maître, que je ne cherche pas tant à être consolé qu'à consoler,
- à être compris qu'à comprendre,
- à être aimé qu'à aimer,
- car c'est en donnant qu'on reçoit,
- c'est en s'oubliant qu'on trouve, c'est en pardonnant qu'on est pardonné,
- c'est en mourant qu'on ressuscite à l'éternelle vie.
An alternate version is found in Chapter 11 (Page 99) of the "Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions", a book published by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.
- Lord, make me a channel of thy peace;
- that where there is hatred, I may bring love;
- that where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness;
- that where there is discord, I may bring harmony;
- that where there is error, I may bring truth;
- that where there is doubt, I may bring faith;
- that where there is despair, I may bring hope;
- that where there are shadows, I may bring light;
- that where there is sadness, I may bring joy.
- Lord, grant that I may seek rather to comfort than to be comforted;
- to understand, than to be understood;
- to love, than to be loved.
- For it is by self-forgetting that one finds.
- It is by forgiving that one is forgiven.
- It is by dying that one awakens to eternal life.
- Amen.
- Dalam Bahasa Indonesia
- Tuhan,Jadikanlah aku pembawa damai,
Bila terjadi kebencian,
jadikanlah aku pembawa cinta kasih,
Bila terjadi penghinaan,
jadikanlah aku pembawa pengampunan,
Bila terjadi perselisihan,
jadikanlah aku pembawa kerukunan,
Bila terjadi kebimbangan,
jadikanlah aku pembawa kepastian,
Bila terjadi kesesatan,
jadikanlah aku pembawa kebenaran,
Bila terjadi kesedihan,
jadikanlah aku sumber kegembiraan,
Bila terjadi kegelapan,
jadikanlah aku pembawa terang,
Tuhan semoga aku ingin menghibur dari pada dihibur,
memahami dari pada dipahami,
mencintai dari pada dicintai,
sebab
dengan memberi aku menerima,
dengan mengampuni aku diampuni,
dengan mati suci aku bangkit lagi,
untuk hidup selama-lamanya.
Amin.
The following variation on the prayer was delivered by Mother Theresa when she addressed the United Nations in 1985:
- Make us worthy Lord to serve our fellow men throughout the world,
- who live and die in poverty and hunger.
- Give them through our hands, this day, their daily bread
- and by our understanding love give peace and joy.
- Lord, make me a channel of thy peace.
- That where there is hatred I may bring love,
- That where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness,
- That where there is discord, I may bring harmony,
- That where there is error I may bring truth,
- That where there is doubt I may bring faith,
- That where there is despair I may bring hope,
- That where there are shadows I may bring light,
- That where there is sadness I may bring joy.
- Lord, grant that I may seek rather to comfort than to be comforted,
- To understand than to be understood,
- To love than to be loved.
- For it is by forgetting self that one finds.
- It is by forgiving that one is forgiven,
- it is by dying that one awakens to eternal life.
- Amen.
- Di tengah-tengah kehidupan dunia yang semakin rusak ini dimana pengejaran akan kenikmatan dunia marilah kita belajar mengasihi seperti Kristus mengasihi
