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"God may not come when you want Him to, but He's always right on time."
Today I learned that the Southeastern Synod of the ELCA overwhelmingly rejected an attempt to undo the 2009 policy change allowing GLBT pastors in a relationship to be members of the ELCA. These prayers were weaved during my pastor's time of trial in the ELCA.
Thousands of people turned out for Eid prayer this morning at some 270 mosques and prayer grounds across Qatar, including the Sheikhs’ Mosque in Musheireb.
VCES second grade students shared the history of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon (SSMO) during a Heritage prayer service on Wednesday, March 15. The Sisters honor their history by celebrating SSMO Heritage Month each March. The students prepared posters showing "then" and "now" pictures and made gifts for each of the Sisters.
Each one prays to God according to his own light.
~Mohandas Gandhi
A shot from a Satyanarayan Puja at our house earlier today.
Gangasagar pilgrimage and fair, held annually, is the second largest congregation of mankind after the holy Kumbha Mela. Almost a million of Hindu devotees from all over India gather at Gangasagar for a holy dip.
Besides the devotees, hundreds of sadhus, priests and alms-seekers come to Gangasagar every year for a unique spiritual experience!
The river Ganga (Ganges) which originates in the Gangotri glacier in the snow clad high Himalayas, descends down the mountains, reaches the plains, flows through ancient pilgrimage sites, and drains into the Bay of Bengal. A dip in the ocean, where the Ganga meets the sea is considered to be of great religious significance particularly on the Makara Sankranti day (January 14/15), when the sun makes a transition to Capricorn from Sagittarius.
The Gangasagar fair (mela) exhibited a colorful ceremonial display of ritualistic acts, all being driven by deep faith in Hindu religion, directed for the sake of wealth and peace for self and for the dearest and nearest ones, for new generations to come, and of course in deep regards for the ancestors. I wondered by how for generations , the faith, devotion, endurance and love directed the people of my country in their continuous journey for eternal peace with all poverty acclaimed, other wise. I wondered by the gleaming faces of my country people who had no affluence of the west. I wondered by their enormous life forces with very ordinary food. I wondered by their grace with very ordinary cloths, and simplicity out of ignorance of the complex world. I found my religious India at a glance there. And I believe that my India isn’t a “Lost Paradise” even today, where humanity flourished for ever. Nikon D7000
Going to be having these printed for members of the congregation to use in an upcoming prayer drive. The bookmark will be perforated at the dotted line. Probably sending this to the printer tomorrow, any thoughts?
AR365: Theme: Reflection
Personal Note:
Beside the idea that prayer itself might be a kind of reflection (as we think deeply about the things we are thankful for etc.) -- There is another kind of reflection suggested by the mere presence of the young man. Genesis records that God made man in his own image. In keeping, every man. woman, and child, is an image bearer...or, if you will -- a reflection of the invisible God. (I would also add, a partial and imperfect reflection, but that is a different thought.)
One of the highlights of walking the Kathmandu Valley Rim Trek in Nepal is an overnight stay at the sacred Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery at Namo Buddha.
There are prayers flags everywhere, fluttering their messages of peace, strength, compassion, and wisdom on the wind to inspire all people.
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Shot it at .Dashashwamedha ghat (Varanashi..Uttar Pradesh,India) is the most ancient Ghats of Ganga in Varanasi city. This is the main ghat of Varanasi. it is the scene of constant human activity all through the day. The most beautiful moment in this ghat can be seen during the evening prayers. The priests stand with ornate lamps and move in synchronized patterns to the constant chanting of mantras. A large number of people attend the evening prayers everyday. This scene hasn’t changed much over a period of thousands of years. Only, now the loudspeakers spread the chants to a larger area.
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Delegates pause for a moment of prayer following the May 12 morning discussion and expressions of confusion in the plenary at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference. From left are Vasylyna Babych and Laszlo Vukszta, Ukraine-Moldava Provisional Conference, and Alexander Pererva and Alexandr Meinikov from the Southern Russia Provisional Conference, Photo by Kathleen Barry, UMNS
Prayer wheel in Aba, Sichuan province,China. It is quite common to see in Tibetan area. The running water turning the prayer wheel down the neath,hoping that the traditions of Lamaism will never fade.
Monday 31 October 2011 - Day 10 - Trek Surke (2,300m / 7,546ft) to Phakding (2,640m / 8,661ft )
According to our itinerary, this was to be our last day as a fivesome as we were due to rendezvous with the Everest sirdar, our trio of fellow Three High Peakers and their porters at Phakding this morning. However, we woke to find the cloud had descended to ground level, and it didn't lift much all day. Little did we realise that last evening's glimpse of blue sky and a snowy peak was to be our last of either for another seven days... October/November peak trekking season in this part of the world, due to the "normal" weather conditions being cloudless blue skies, and the "inclement weather" caused havoc as bad weather = no flights, and we'd spent 6 days walking from the nearest roadhead....
The path to/from Lukla joined the main trail during our morning's walk, and we saw a lot more people today than for a long time. Lots of glum faces, hardly a "hello" amongst them - with hindsight, everyone must have been fretting about their chances of getting back the KTM in time for their international flight home. Still, we were cheery, passing plenty of well maintained mani walls under atmospheric cloud shrouds as we walked through Chaurikharka (2,760m / 9,055ft) and Chheplung (2,660m / 8,727ft), where we also just caught a glimpse of the Bhutan-esque gompa clinging to the mountainside. Lots of orchards and farms here too, and Daa Waa pointed out a small spritely blue and yellow crested bird in a bush, which put on a great performance. I think Daa Waa said it was a woodpecker, but it put me in mind of a blue tit.
At our tea stop by the river crossing at Thado Kosi we crossed paths with Brit+Kiwi, before continuing on through prosperous paved Ghat (lots more mani walls/stones and prayer wheels), and up to Phakding - the biggest place we'd seen since Jiri!
In the warmth of the sun room at Jo's Garden (which has been renamed the Himalayan Eco Resort, and is a sister operation to the Eco Lodge we stayed at in Lobuche), we tucked into a late lunch of veg pakora and papar (pancakes) whilst earwigging to a contest of traveller's one-up-manship between a Dutch father/daughter duo and a pair of Canadian ladies. Left to our own devices for the afternoon, while Daa Waa tried to find out what was happening with our fellow trekkers-to-be, we decided to do a spot more acclimatisation and cultural exploration, and walked up the trail to the Pema Chholing monastery. A good decision, as the path took us between stone walled fields and then up through pine forests giving a good view out over Phakding and the torrential Dudh Kosi down below. At the monastery, a monk opened up the main prayer hall for us and then showed us upstairs to the store of prayer books, masks, hats, trumpets and drums - all of which were very similar to items we'd seen in use at the Paro festival in Bhutan. Magic.
Back at base, we pottered around in our huge room, unpacking/repacking to take account of the change in weather conditions (it had started raining on our way back), and I decided to test out the Hot Shower in our En Suite.... only to realise that the heat is solar powered, and there hasn't been much sun... still my hair got its first wash for a while!
The bad weather meant that Phakding was a ghost town once the overnighters and Namche arrivals had departed for Lukla, and so having adjourned to the dining room we read the guide book, played travel scrabble and cards, and ate in splendid isolation - warmed by the yak dung powered stove in the middle of the room. I took the chance to recharge my camera battery too - at the time 200 (?) rupees seemed pricey... little did I know! After dinner, we chatted with Daa Waa for a while and he told us that we would be continuing up to Namche tomorrow in the hope that the other three would be able to fly in and catch up with us there in the next day or two... On the bright side, it meant one more day with the lovely Kumar and Mingma!
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Delegates pause for a moment of prayer following the morning discussion and expressions of confusion in the May 12 plenary at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference. From left are Vasylyna Babych from the Ukraine-Moldava Provisonal Conference and Alexander Pererva and Alexandr Meinikov from the Southern Russia Provisonal Conference. Photo by Kathleen Barry, UMNS
I play ultimate frisbee with a group of friends. This picture was uploaded for a post on striving and rest for the prayer blog.
Assignment for The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.
Photograph of four nuns in a prayer circle.
Lighting:
Window light for the subjects.
Tungsten light (Dynalite modeling bulb) grid spot with CTB aimed at the Tabernacle.
Photoshop: minimal
Nikon 10.5mm lens
In Japan, two years passed since a big earthquake.
I give prayer to dead many people by this earthquake.
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Lumbinī is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi district of Nepal. It is the place where Queen Mayadevi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama. Siddhartha Gautama lived roughly between 623 and 543 BCE and he founded Buddhism as Gautama Buddha. Lumbini is one of four magnets for pilgrimage that sprang up in places pivotal to the life of the Buddha, the others being at Kushinagar, Bodh Gaya and Sarnath.
Lumbini, where the Buddha lived until the age of 29, has a number of temples, including the Mayadevi temple, and others under construction. Also located here is the Puskarini or Holy Pond where the Buddha's mother took the ritual dip prior to his birth and where he, too, had his first bath, as well as the remains of Kapilavastu palace. At other sites near Lumbini, earlier Buddhas were, according to tradition, born, achieved ultimate awakening and finally relinquished earthly form.