LORD'S PRAYER
LORD'S PRAYER - A
humble interpretation
O HEAVENLY FATHER, MOTHER,
FRIEND, BELOVED GOD! may our ceaseless silent utterance of Thy Holy Name
transform us to Thy likeness.
Inspire us , that our
matter worship be changed to adoration of Thee. Through our purified hearts may
Thy perfect kingdom come on earth, and all nations be liberated from misery.
Let the soul freedom within us be manifested outwardly
May our wills grow strong
in overcoming worldly desires and finally be attuned to Thy faultless will.
Give us our daily bread: food, health,
and prosperity for the body; efficiency for the mind; and, above all, Thy love
and wisdom for the soul.
It is Thy law that "with
the same measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you.". May we forgive
those who offend us, ever mindful of our own need for Thine unmerited mercy.
Leave not us in the pit of
temptation into which we have fallen through our misuse of Thy gift of reason.
Shouldst Thou wish to test us, O Spirit, may we realize Thou art enchanting
beyond any earthly temptation.
Help us to deliver ourselves
from the Shadow bonds of the sole evil: ignorance of Thee.
For Thy Kingdom, and the Power, and the
Glory, forever. Amen.
O HOLY SPIRIT,
reveal Thyself as Thou art:
O Spirit, Thou art just
behind my vision, with which I see Thine outward beauty. Thou art just behind
my hearing, with which I listen to the melody of earth sounds. Thou art just
behind my touch, with which I feel the objects of Thy world.
Thou art just
behind the veil of Nature's splendours. In the sympathetic glances of flowers,
in the zest of sustaining food, and in all Thine other bounties lies hidden the
essence of Thy Being, Thine eternal sweetness.
As I invoke Thee, Lord, Thou art just
behind my awe-trembling voice.
Thou art just
behind the mind with which I pray.
Thou art just
behind my deepest feelings.
Thou art just behind my
sacred thoughts.
Thou
art just behind my cravings for Thee.
Thou art just behind my
meditations.
Thou art just behind my
tender love.
Wilt Thou art
come out from behind the screens of human feelings and creation's elaborate
displays? O Inscrutable by Mortals! Open my divine eye that sees Thee as Thou
art.
MAY I LOVE THEE AS SAINTS
LOVE THEE:
O HEAVENLY
FATHER, fill me daily with the love and Thanksgiving that overwhelm the heart
of a newly awakened saint. Give me the fervour known to all devotees who have
ever loved and found THEE.
MAY I FORGIVE ALL:
O LORD OF COMPASSION, teach
me to shed tears of love for all beings. May I behold them as my very
own--different expressions of my SELF.
I easily
excuse my own faults; let me therefore quickly forgive the failing of others.
Bless me O FATHER, that I not inflict on my companions unwelcome criticism. If
they ask my advice in trying to correct themselves, may I offer suggestions
inspired by Thee.
Through the
strength of kindness and Love, free from the thought of compulsion, teach me to
lead all stumbling and stubborn ones to Thee. Guide my understanding and
powers, that I turn dark-natured beings into sparkling seers who fully reflect
Thy wisdom rays.
As even to a hanged murderer Thou dost
give a fresh opportunity for self-improvement in a new incarnation, in which he
wears an unrecognizable body and moves in another environment, so my pity
extend to world forsaken wrongdoers. O HOLY SPIRIT, let the warmth of my love
melt the chill in error-frozen brothers.
Thou art
meekly waiting to reveal to all men Thy Presence within them. O unparalleled
Patience, silent before an indifferent world! Bestow on me Thy Greathearted
forbearance. Let me never retaliate when people wound me with unkindness.
May I
sympathetically help others to help themselves. Teach me not to condemn their
ingratitude if they turn against me and no longer permit me to serve them.
May I forgive (first
inwardly, then outwardly) those who have most deeply injured me. I would return
love for hatred,sweet praise for sour complaints, and good for evil.
Thy divine light
is hidden in even the most vicious and gloom-shrouded man, waiting to shine
forth under the proper conditions; the keeping of good company, and ardent
desires for self betterment.
We thank Thee
that no sin is unforgivable; no evil insuperable, for the world of relativity
does not contain absolutes.
Direct me, O HEAVENLY
FATHER, that I awaken Thy bewildered ones to the consciousness of their native
purity, immortality, and celestial son hood.
REPAIR MY
NERVE WIRES, O MYSTIC ELECTRICIAN!
Come. THOU, O MYSTIC
ELECTRICIAN! My little soul cottage by the brook of life is in need of repairs
The nerve wiring has been
shaken and torn by the winds of the years. The multi hued lamps of my senses
are no longer effulgent.
O Builder of Bodies, O Divine Dynamo of
all cosmic currents of life force! Resurrect the deadened wires of my wrecked
nerves and infuse them with Thy Power, that my senses gleam again with Thy
Glory.
I am the bulb and Thou art
THE LIGHT within it.
The Truth and the miracle
is this:
Thou art the Bulb
and the Light.
HEAL US IN
BODY, MIND, And SOUL.
O HOLY SPIRIT, teach us to
heal the body by recharging it with Thy cosmic energy, to heal the mind by
concentration and cheerfulness, and to heal the disease of soul ignorance by
the divine medicine of meditation on Thee.
HEALING
AFFIRMATION:
O DIVINE
SPIRIT, Thou didst create my body. It is well, for Thou art present in it. Thy
being is perfect. I am made in Thy image: I am perfect.
INSPIRIT US
GENEROSITY
Heavenly Father, inspirit us
with generosity. Thy Being is an outpouring of bounty; let us, too, know the
joy of giving.
Teach us to
spend for others' necessities as naturally as for our own. Since we shoulder at
even the thought of destitution for ourselves, may we sympathetically help
those who in actuality know the pangs of want.
Let us realize that to die
rich, without having shared our treasures, is to die poor in Thine eyes; and to
die poor because of liberality is to die rich with Thy blessing.
Men selfishly
blinded by opulence must experience poverty in this or a future earth-life,
because in the abodes of the world-abandoned they saw Thee not.
In all experiences of Thy
children it is Thine omnipresent consciousness that enjoys and suffers. Thou
didst bestow riches on Thyself (in the forms of the
wealthy) as an intricate human test to see how charitable Thou wouldst be to
Thyself (in the forms of the needy)
The large-hearted
man , receiving from Thee loving largess and freely bestowing it on others,
expands into Universal Self.
Accepting daily Thine endless gifts, may
we praise Thee and Thank Thee, O Giver of All!
LORDS PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our tresspasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
| Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our tresspasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. |