St. Francis of Assisi
(Feast: October 4th of each year)
Last October 4th, I wanted to post something in the Badaliyya web page on St. Francis. In the early postings, we have taken note that St. Francis occupies a special niche in the Muslim-Christian dialogue movement, particularly among the circles of Badals. No doubt, St. Francis remains a Badal (ransom) par excellence.
I am posting today, a reflection on the spirituality of St. Francis…
The core of St. Francis’ spirituality is “being passionately in love with God who is LOVE. His spiritual tradition is built on this principle of a love relationship between God and humanity and between God and the entire creation. God is the author of all creation, God is present in all God’s creations.
St. Francis, likewise, taught his disciples to praise God in all creatures by means of all creatures. Saint Francis wrote the Canticle of Brother Sun for his fellow brothers to recite daily. This simple, joyful poem entreats all to revere the whole creation as brother and sister, since God made them and find them to be good. It praises God for the beauty, virtue, and utility expressed in the creation of Nature.
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