Peace Prayer of St. Francis (Part 4): Where There Is Doubt, Let Me Sow Faith

In this fourth meditation on the Peace Prayer of St. Francis, I invite you to reflect on the words: “Where there is doubt, let me sow faith.”
Continuing our journey through this beautiful prayer, we explore the relationship between doubt and faith within the contemplative tradition.
Doubt is not necessarily something negative or something to be feared. When approached honestly and openly, it can become an invitation to question more deeply, to search for truth and to grow in understanding.
We consider faith both as a deliberate choice to trust and as a gift of divine grace.
Through stillness, reflection and the words of the Peace Prayer, we explore how doubt can become a beginning rather than an ending, opening us towards greater truth, light and spiritual understanding.
Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction: The Peace Prayer of St. Francis, Part 4
00:37 – Opening bell
00:37 – Entering meditation with an open heart
00:54 – Arriving in the present moment
01:05 – Relaxing into the breath
01:47 – Remembering the opening lines of the prayer
02:00 – Make me an instrument of your peace
02:24 – Where there is doubt, let me sow faith
02:48 – Understanding doubt within meditation
03:08 – Doubt as a pathway towards truth
03:34 – Questioning and seeking
03:54 – The example of Doubting Thomas
04:25 – Doubt is not something to fear
04:49 – Allowing doubt to lead us forward
05:12 – Exploring the meaning of faith
05:29 – Faith as trust and reliability
05:47 – Faith as divine gift and grace
06:14 – Choosing faith as an act of will
06:30 – Believing in the good within others
06:50 – Faith and the spiritual life
07:01 – Where there is doubt, let me sow faith
07:27 – Becoming an invitation to faith
07:52 – Moving from doubt towards truth
08:18 – Receiving the gift of faith
08:44 – Returning to the full Peace Prayer
09:03 – Love, pardon and faith
09:24 – Allowing doubt to yield to faith
09:44 – Returning to the breath
10:07 – Resting in the truth of the present moment
10:20 – Returning to the body
10:36 – Closing bell
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