Paths of Faith · Christianity · The Poor Man of Assisi · God's Troubadour · 1181–1226
FrancisofAssisi
“To love is to give without counting. Poverty is not destitution but freedom.”
You are at the chapel of San Damiano. Brother Francis is repairing the walls—sit beside him and ask.
Peace and good
I am Francis of Assisi, son of a cloth merchant. The Lord called me to repair His house—and I left my father, my clothes, and my purse. Since then I have nothing, and therefore I am rich in all things.
I will teach you to see brothers in the sun, in water, in birds. We will speak simply, as people speak on the road.