An Instrument of Your Peace: Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi

From the rear cover of this 96 page book: "Like the illuminated manuscripts of Saint Francis of Assisi's time, this inspiring collection of poetry by Helen Steiner Rice imparts truth and beauty on every page. More than fifty poems by a woman well-acquainted with turbulence and distress are woven together with the comforting revelation of Scripture and the intricately detailed paintings of internationally acclaimed artist and naturalist John A. Ruthven. Foxes, birds, rabbits, and butterflies dance in and out of Mrs. Rice's poems and the saint's famous prayer that she loved so much - Lord make me an instrument of your peace. Indeed, Mrs. Rice shared Mr. Ruthven's and Saint Francis of Assisi's affinity for God's creatures great and small. Like Saint Francis, she devoted her life to helping people find hope, faith, and love in the midst of brokenness and turmoil. In her final years she wrote often of God's beauty seen in the gardens of the St. Claire convent in Cincinnati, Ohio. 'If we could just lift our hearts like flowers to the sun and trust His loving promise and pray, 'Thy will be done', we'd find the peace we are seeking."