Song of Reconciliation is a letter from the 4 Franciscan Ministers General to the whole Franciscan Family for instruction & reflection on the Canticle of Creatures. 

“The Canticle of Creatures is a song of praise & Reconciliation.”  “It summarizes Francis’ view of God and the world; creatures and human beings; himself and the Most High God.”  In the “Conclusion” of this letter the Ministers General provide us with numerous “Admonitions” or “Challenges”; refer to the following list.

Admonitions or Challenges

• Joyfully celebrate this 8^th centenary of the Canticle
• Make the Poverello’s clear and prophetic gaze your own
  • Recognize God’s imprint in every creature
  • Live the call to universal fraternity by embracing all of creation – animate and inanimate
• Rediscover the beauty of being pilgrims & strangers
• Become custodians, not masters, of creation
• Become brothers and sisters of every living thing
• Become artisans of Peace and Forgiveness
• Live vulnerability as openness to others
• Integrate death into the great mystery of life
• Welcome every reality – from the brightest to the darkest within an experience of praise and restitution
• Live and promote: no lives are meaningless; no creatures are voiceless; no situations are outside of Divine Compassion
• Everything is embraced by our Father’s tenderness; everything/everyone is an occasion for praise
• See beyond appearances; grasp the dignity and beauty of all
• Become like Francis (who walked in the footsteps of Christ)
  • Become Singers of Reconciliation and Hope
  • Become Re-kindlers of Child-like Wonder
  • Become Givers of Thanksgiving
  • Become Caregivers of our Common Home

Please read the whole Song of Reconciliation  Centenary Resources: Canticle of the Creatures – Secular Franciscan Order – USA

Go back and meditate/ponder each part individually. Let the message be totally absorbed into your being – who will you become as you continue your spiritual journey – your pilgrimage to eternal happiness with the Trinity.