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...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 trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen...
...Vater unser im Himmel,
Geheiligt werde dein Name.
Dein Reich komme.
Dein Wille geschehe,
wie im Himmel so auf Erden.
Unser tägliches Brot gibt uns heute.
Und vergib uns unsere Schuld,
wie auch wir vergeben unsern Schuldigern.
Und führe uns nicht in Versuchung,
sondern erlöse uns von dem Bösen...
Prayer Flags. Uses primarily by Bhuddists and apart from being very beautiful they are somewhat complicated in they're understanding. Usuall hung outdoors they convey messages of hope, love prosperity and prayers of fortune and good luck. They can also be used for those who have passed on from the Earth. To those preoccupied with neatness and order, these may not be for you. The flags are left in the open to be reclaimed into nature and as they age and fray the prayers that are contained in the text are released into the world and when they are completely gone the prayers are now forever a part of the universe never to fade away again. They will often be seen flying against brand new flags and this is ok as the new flags represent change in lives and culture which has always been a part of the human life cycle.
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I love her and all that live in her and on her. I am scared for her and she deserves SO much better from us ~
The Summer Day
- by Mary Oliver
Who made the world?
Who made the swan, and the black bear?
Who made the grasshopper?
This grasshopper, I mean--
the one who has flung herself out of the grass,
the one who is eating sugar out of my hand,
who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down--
who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes.
Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face.
Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away.
I don't know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down
into the grass, how to kneel in the grass,
how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,
which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
With your one wild and precious life?
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Are you climbing a peak or a pass in Nepal? Guess what is the easiest way to know you reached your destination... Prayer flags! They are in 5 colours - blue, green, white, yellow and red - symbolizing elements and they are put there to bless the surroundings.
Here we are on the Kongma La pass. And I saw these flags from afar. It didn't really help... In the background - you can see a few Nepalese hills...
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"Prayer is the third Lenten strategy. Of course, like the other two, it’s an all-year-round practice. But in Lent Catholics try to do a bit extra: they make a good Confession, pray the Stations of the Cross, go to Mass on Fridays, or attend as much as possible of the Triduum ceremonies of Holy Thursday night, Good Friday afternoon and the Easter Vigil.
By prayer we try to face up to our neglect of the spiritual element in our lives, our unwillingness to share our time and space, our minds and wills with God; we acknowledge our spiritual lukewarmness, the practical agnosticism of so much of daily life; and we try to communicate better with the One who most loves us and wants to heal us. Prayer is good for our relationship with God."
- from the Lenten Message of Bishop Anthony Fisher OP.
May God's eye rest on you tomorrow. I am thinking particularly of a friend's son who is having a brain tumour operation and another whose daughter is having some restorative surgery. If you have a spare prayer we are praying for Llewellyn and for Sarah. Thank you all
"God has created us to love and to be loved, and this is the beginning of prayer; to know that he loves me, that I have been created for greater things." Mother Teresa
The Myozen-ji temple at Ogimachi, with its gasso-kuzuri ("constructed like hands in prayer") roof. The “Kuri” (living quarters) of the temple was constructed about 230 years ago and is unique because of its thatched roof, which might be the largest in the village.
Here's one of the tiny flowers which grow on my Prayer Plant, nearly all year long.
It's about 1/4 in. Behind it you can see the Prayer Plant leaves, looking very huge in this macro. (The Prayer Plant is a house plant... sorry, this doesn't mean spring is here! At the moment it is nearing 0 degrees F outside, which is -17.7C.)
The focus isn't all I wanted. But I still like it. I don't know when another of these flowers will present itself in a position where the slanting sun will hit it, and it will show against the leaves. So I am just posting this one.
This was spontaneous moment while we were in church. (I always have a camera with me). The light was dreadful and there was a strong morning light glare from the stained glass window.
Chapel of Calvary in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The Leica Meet Jerusalem
Leica M240 50mm Noctilux f/0.95
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THANKSGIVING PRAYER
"We come, O Lord, these Autumn days,
With hymns of gratitude and praise.
Harvest of gold the plains adorn,
Rich fruits roll forth from Plenty’s horn;
Thou givest treasures from the rocks;
The little hills are clothed with flocks;
The seas are with their burden white,
And new Thy mercies day and night.
For changing seasons as they go,
For Autumn leaf, for Winter’s snow,
For the green verdure of the Spring,
For life in plant and life on wing,
For Summer with its ripening heat,
For hopes the rounded years complete,
For morn and noon, for night and day,
For light that marks our heavenward way;
For all the blessings of Thy hand,
For freedom in fair freedom’s land,
Pursuits of thrift that bring us wealth,
For schools and churches, peace and health,
For commerce, yielding up her stores,
Brought for man’s use from distant shores;
For countless gifts, O Lord, we raise
Our hymns of gratitude and praise.
Thou settest man in families,
And all his wants the earth supplies;
Of children, be they far or near,
Of children’s children gathered here,
We thank Thee for Thy gracious care,
And lift for them the secret prayer,
As clustered round each social board
We eat and drink, and praise the Lord."
written by J. E. RANKIN
Wishing you all a blessed Thanksgiving.
God Bless and thanks for
stopping by,
hugs, Chris
Shot it at Kumbha Mela 2010.Its a greatest show on Earth.
In Hindu mythology, its origin is found in one of the popular creation myths and the Hindu theories on evolution, the Samudra manthan episode (Churning of the ocean of milk), which finds mention in the Bhagavata Purana, Vishnu Purana, the Mahabharata, and the Ramayana.
The Gods had lost their strength, and to regain it, they thought of churning the Ksheera Sagara (primordial ocean of milk) for amrit (the nectar of immortality), this required them to make a temporary agreement with their arch enemies, the demons or Asuras, to work together with a promise of sharing the nectar equally thereafter. However, when the Kumbha (urn) containing the amrita appeared, a fight ensued. For twelve days and twelve nights (equivalent to twelve human years) the gods and demons fought in the sky for the pot of amrita. It is believed that during the battle, Lord Vishnu flew away with the Kumbha of elixir, and that is when drops of amrita fell at four places on earth: Prayag, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik, and that is where the Kumbh Mela is observed every twelve years.
First written evidence of the Kumbha Mela can be found in the accounts of Chinese traveller, Huan Tsang or Xuanzang (602 - 664 A.D.) who visited India in 629 -645 CE, during the reign of King Harshavardhana.
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