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Prayer is a time of
stepping aside, letting go of the world... a time of peace and solitude, a time to
listen and love.
Prayer cannot succeed until you realize that it asks for
nothing. God answers all your questions before you ask; supplies all your needs
before you request. We must pray then, in order to receive what is given; to
accept what is already there.
Real prayer is a melody of thanksgiving and love.
Forget the things you think you need and let them go into God's hands. God will
answer you from the vastness of forever. His answers are for all of eternity,
yet contain the specific knowledge you want or need.
Prayer is a way to reach
God.
There is only one time when
it is essential to awaken.
That time is now.
Buddha
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm on your face,
The rain fall softly on your fields;
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.
An Irish
Prayer of Blessing
When you implored the help
of your Lord, and He answered your prayer saying:
"I will surely help you
with a thousand of the angels, rank on rank."
Quran - 8:10 ~ Al-Anfal
A Navajo
Indian Prayer
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The simplest and most obvious prayer is a request to God that the adversity ends
and that one be restored to health.
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Such prayers often involve "affirmations."
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There is a considerable psychological literature on the healing power of
affirmations. Here is a beautiful Navajo prayer that uses affirmation:
O you who dwell In the house made of the dawn,
In the house made of the evening twilight ...
Where the dark mist curtains the doorway,
The path to which is on the rainbow ...
I have made your sacrifice.
I have prepared a smoke for you.
My feet restore for me.
My limbs restore for me.
My body restore for me.
My mind restore for me.
My voice restore for me.
Today, take away your spell from me.
Away from me you have taken it.
Far Off from me you have taken it.
Happily I recover.
Happily my interior becomes cool.
Happily my eyes regain their power.
Happily my head becomes cool.
Happily my limbs regain their power.
Happily I hear again.
Happily for me the spell is taken Off.
Happily I walk.
Impervious to pain, I walk.
Feeling light within, I walk ...
In beauty I walk.
With beauty before me, I walk.
With beauty behind me, I walk.
With beauty below me, I walk.
With beauty all around me, I walk.
It is finished in beauty.
It is finished in beauty.
It is finished in beauty.
For the Poor
Make us worthy, Lord, to
serve those people throughout the world who live and die in poverty and hunger.
Give them through our hands, this day, their daily bread, and by our
understanding love, give them peace and joy.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
God is
the light of the heavens and the earth.
The smile of God's light is like a niche in which is a lamp,
the lamp in a globe of glass,
the globe of glass as if it were a shining star,
lit from a blessed olive tree
neither of the East nor of the West,
its light nearly luminous
even if fire did not touch it.
Light upon light!
God guides to this light
whomever God will:
and God gives people examples;
and God knows all things.
Quran - 24:35 - Al 'Nur - The Light
The best and most beautiful
things in the world cannot be seen or even touched.
They must be felt with the heart.
Helen Keller
Let us be united
Let us speak in harmony
Let our minds apprehend alike.
Common be our prayer
Common be the end of our assembly
Common be our resolution
Common be our deliberations.
Alike be our feelings
Unified be our hearts
Common be our intentions
Perfect be our unity.
from the Rig Veda
When a person responds to
the joys and sorrows of others as if they were his own, he has attained the
highest state of spiritual union.
The Bhagavad Gita 6:32 - Sri Krishna
I will give you a talisman
...
Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen and
ask yourself if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him.
Mahatma Gandhi
My Lord! Open up for me my
heart.
And ease for me my task.
And untie the knot of my tongue.
That they may understand my speech.
Quran - 20:25-28 - Prayer of Moses
I desire neither earthly
kingdom,
nor even freedom from birth and death.
I desire only the deliverance from grief
of all those afflicted by misery.
Oh Lord, lead us from the unreal to the real;
from darkness to light;
from death to immortality.
May there be peace in celestial regions.
May there be peace on earth.
May the waters be appeasing.
May herbs be wholesome and
may trees and plants bring peace to all.
May all beneficent beings bring peace to us.
May thy wisdom spread peace all through the world.
May all things be a source of peace to all and to me.
Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti.
Hindu peace prayer
Ask, and it shall be given
you;
seek, and you shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened to you.
For whoever asks, receives;
and he who seeks, finds;
and to him who knocks, the door is opened.
Matthew 7:7:8 - Jesus of Nazareth
If there is to be peace in
the world,
There must be peace in the nations.
If there is to be peace in the nations,
There must be peace in the cities.
If there is to be peace in the cities,
There must be peace between neighbours.
If there is to be peace between neighbours,
There must be peace in the home.
If there is to be peace in the home,
There must be peace in the heart.
Chinese philosopher - Lao-Tzu - 6th century BCE
May I be a protector to
those without protection,
A leader for those who journey,
And a boat, a bridge, a passage
For those desiring the further shore.
May the pain of every living creature
Be completely cleared away.
May I be the doctor and the medicine
And may I be the nurse
For all sick beings in the world
Until everyone is healed.
Just like space
And the great elements such as earth,
May I always support the life
Of all the boundless creatures.
And until they pass away from pain
May I also be the source of life
For all the realms of varied beings
That reach unto the ends of space.
Guide to the Bodhisattva's way of life
The Lord bless you and keep
you;
The Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you;
The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.
Bible - Numbers 6:24-26
Our Father which art in
heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth,
as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
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,
forever and ever.
Amen.
The Lord's Prayer - Matthew 6:9-13
My Lord! Open up for me my
heart.
And ease for me my task.
And untie the knot of my tongue.
That they may understand my speech.
Quran - 20:25-28 - Prayer of Moses
I speak to you.
Be still
Know I am God.
I spoke to you when you were born.
Be still
Know I am God.
I spoke to you at your first sight.
Be still
Know I am God.
I spoke to you at your first word.
Be still
Know I am God.
I spoke to you at your first thought.
Be still
Know I am God.
I spoke to you at your first love.
Be still
Know I am God.
I spoke to you at your first song.
Be still
Know I am God.
I speak to you through the grass of the meadows.
Be still
Know I am God.
I speak to you through the trees of the forests.
Be still
Know I am God.
I speak to you through the valleys and the hills.
Be still
Know I am God.
I speak to you through the Holy Mountains.
Be still
Know I am God.
I speak to you through the rain and snow.
Be still
Know I am God.
I speak to you through the waves of the sea.
Be still
Know I am God.
I speak to you through the dew of the morning.
Be still
Know I am God.
I speak to you through the peace of the evening.
Be still
Know I am God.
I speak to you through the splendour of the sun.
Be still
Know I am God.
I speak to you through the brilliant stars.
Be still
Know I am God.
I speak to you through the storm and the clouds.
Be still
Know I am God.
I speak to you through the thunder and lightening.
Be still
Know I am God.
I speak to you through the mysterious rainbow.
Be still
Know I am God.
I will speak to you when you are alone
Be still
Know I am God.
I will speak to you through the Wisdom of the Ancients.
Be still
Know I am God.
I will speak to you at the end of time.
Be still
Know I am God.
I will speak to you when you have seen my Angels.
Be still
Know I am God.
I will speak to you throughout Eternity.
Be still
Know I am God.
I speak to you.
Be still
Know I am God.
Essene Gospel of Peace
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