St. Francis's Final Psalm
"It happened at the end that St. Francis was resting a few days in one of his favorite places when he realized that the time of his death was near. He therefore summoned two of his brothers and spiritual sons and commanded them to sing joyfully and in a loud voice the praises of the Lord over his approaching death, or, rather, his approaching life. Francis himself then sang, as best he could, the psalm of David which beings, 'Yahweh, I am calling, hurry to me, listen to my voice when I call to you.' (Ps 141:1)" --Celano, First Life, 109
Singing praises to God at any time, all the time, lifts me up into Life! How can we be here and not realize that every little thing we have is from God--to sustain and grow us into an eternal relationship with Him.
"It happened at the end that St. Francis was resting a few days in one of his favorite places when he realized that the time of his death was near. He therefore summoned two of his brothers and spiritual sons and commanded them to sing joyfully and in a loud voice the praises of the Lord over his approaching death, or, rather, his approaching life. Francis himself then sang, as best he could, the psalm of David which beings, 'Yahweh, I am calling, hurry to me, listen to my voice when I call to you.' (Ps 141:1)" --Celano, First Life, 109
Singing praises to God at any time, all the time, lifts me up into Life! How can we be here and not realize that every little thing we have is from God--to sustain and grow us into an eternal relationship with Him.
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