Light Still Shining | | The Legacy of St. Francis Francis of Assisi brought light into the darkness of the late Middle Ages. He was…the “Morning Star,�?or sun, that rises from the East to shine new light upon the dawn. Francis’s life was full of poetry—both lived and spoken.
Francis knew inner doubt and conflict. He often wondered whether or not his life—wandering around the hill-top towns of Umbria, preaching the Good News, caring for lepers, talking with and caring for animals—was really God’s work, or some sort of ruse. I love him for that. I pray to Francis in my own moments of self-doubt, asking him to help me in having the clarity of vision to see God at work in my life. from I Walk with St. Francis of Assisi by Jon M. Sweeney | | |