This prayer came to Dennis Kucinich when he was in Kosovo with a bi-partisan group of Congressional Representatives. Six Republicans, four Democrats and one Independent saw what was going on in that war. And what they did resulted in peace and averted a possible nuclear war. A hymn that came to Dennis during this time was "Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me." For more on this, you can read the article that Dennis J. Kucinich wrote in The Progressive.

The Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi

O LORD,
Make me an instrument of Your Peace
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is discord, unity;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is error, truth;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is sadness, joy;
Where there is darkness, light.

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;
It is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Amen