Because He Gave Birth

So

precious

is a person's faith in God,

so precious;

never should we harm

that.

Because

He gave birth

to all

religions.

--St. Francis of Assisi (1182-1226), Italian saint, deacon, and founder of the Franciscan religious communities of the Order of Friars Minor, the Order of St. Clare, and the Third Order of St. Francis, from Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West, edited by Daniel Ladinsky.