Here’s a beautiful
prayer for enemies by the 11th century Benedictine monk, Anselm of
Canterbury.
Prayer for Enemies
Almighty and tender
Lord Jesus Christ,
Just as I have asked
you to love my friends,
so I ask the same
for my enemies.
You alone, Lord, are
mighty.
You alone are
merciful.
Whatever you make me
desire for my enemies,
give it to them and
give the same back to me.
If I ever ask for
them anything which is outside your perfect rule of love,
whether through
ignorance, weakness or malice,
good Lord, do not
give it to them
and do not give it
back to me.
You who are the true
light, lighten their darkness.
You who are the
whole truth, correct their errors.
You who are the incarnate
word, give life to their souls.
Tender Lord Jesus,
let me not be a
stumbling block to them,
nor a rock of
offense.
My sin is sufficient
to me, without harming others.
I, a slave to sin,
beg your mercy on my fellow slaves.
Let them be
reconciled with you,
and through you
reconciled to me.
~ written by Anselm
of Canterbury ( (c.1033-1109).
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