I believe that if you click on the link above it should lead you to a post of Richards Daily Meditation for this day. I love this man of Gods work and pray that he will be one of the greatest impacts on the future of Christ among us. "Mercy is what pleases me, not sacrifices" (Matthew 9:13) and the rest of the post essentially reframes the usual perspective of the Easter season. Worth the read.
In my chaplaincy volunteer work I quite often pray the Our Father with patients. It is a good prayer and is one the patients can relate to usually very well. It can also be a good launching point about prayer to God as well as the power of forgiveness. Over the years I've seen a fair number of "paraphrased" translations from New Thought, Aramaic, old English, Latin, etc.. Considering the semantic differences out there in the modern world I can see some "validity" in so doing. The other day I came up with one myself and am quite pleased with the result. Let me know your thoughts if you wish.
Oh Loving God, Creator of All within All Universes, Known and Unknown-
Blessed Be Your Names,
May Your Presence Be Acknowledged By All Your Creation As You Desire In Your Holy Domain
Please Give Us Oh Divine Parents All That We Need, To Do Your Will In Our Daily Lives
And Please Forgive Us Our Failures To Do Your Will As We Forgive Others Who Trespass On Us
Lead Us, Stumbling Children That We Are, Not Into Temptation And Deliver Us From Evil
Especially As We Think Too Highly Of Ourselves
Thanks PaPa!
And then maybe this one could have some value as well. Opening our hearts to the Mystery of God!
Oh Blessed Creator of the Universes!
Hallowed be Your Names and Blessed are We to be in Your Creation, And Created in Your Image!
May Your Holy Kingdom be Present in this World as it is in Your Dimension!
Please give Us this Day all that We Need as We, being Christs Body, see the Need in Others!
Transform Us Oh God into that Body of the Church of The Christ!
Forgive Us as We Falter, Oh Divine One, As We Forgive Those who Trespass Against Us!
Please Guide Us, Oh Holy Parents, Away from the Temptations of the Evil One especially manifested as a self absorbed ego ! For Yours Is Our Kingdom Now and Forever As We Rest In Your Glory!
Hallowed be Your Names and Blessed are We to be in Your Creation, And Created in Your Image!
May Your Holy Kingdom be Present in this World as it is in Your Dimension!
Please give Us this Day all that We Need as We, being Christs Body, see the Need in Others!
Transform Us Oh God into that Body of the Church of The Christ!
Forgive Us as We Falter, Oh Divine One, As We Forgive Those who Trespass Against Us!
Please Guide Us, Oh Holy Parents, Away from the Temptations of the Evil One especially manifested as a self absorbed ego ! For Yours Is Our Kingdom Now and Forever As We Rest In Your Glory!
I loved your prayer-poems here; I too have written many a prayer to Mother-Father God or Great Spirit.
ReplyDeleteWe are both seekers, finding solace in nature and in being with kind-hearted folks, like your son sure seems to be. I love the tulips too, always a symbol of the new life in springtime after all the forms of Darkness we endure in winter.