Prayer of St Francis

This morning I was struck by the words of St Francis of Assissi whilst drinking an iced vanilla frappe in Nero.
He prayed this...

Grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood, as to understand,
to be loved as to love.

And it kinda came and smacked me in the face. How much do I long for people to comfort, understand and love me? Where as infact what God is calling us to do is to comfort, understand and love others. And if only we all did that, then we would feel comforted, understood and loved. Such a simple thing, but how many of us actually do it?!