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Governor Moore Governor Moore attends a Prayer Breakfast by Joe Andrucyk at Governor Calvert House. 58 State Circle, Annapolis, 21401
Prayer flags, called as “lung ta” and “Darchor”, are inscribed with Buddhist incantations, symbols and dictums. Traditionally they are composed of five colours: yellow, green, red, white and blue each signifying five elements earth, water, fire, wind and sky respectively.
In Darjeeling and Sikkim they are sometimes uttered as lungdar or dharju.
Prayer flags can be of two different types: one is mounted on a vertical pole or bamboo and another is fluttered on a hilltop/roof top with the help of ropes.
Both the words “Lung ta” and "Darchor" are said to be Tibetan in origin, the former meaning wild horse while latter translating to good fortune of all sentient being. Besides Tibetans the use of prayer flags are also common amongst other communities like Tamang, Sherpa, Lepcha, Dukpa, Yolmo, Bhutia. etc.
prayes opens eyes .....
it can also open ears, minds, doors, hearts, and souls.
What can prayer open for you?
Liberian Women in peace Building Network(WIPNET) hold placards to protest for peaceful run-off presidential elections in Monrovia, Liberia, 01 November 2017. Emmanuel Tobey
The little church at the top of "prayer mountain" in Bario, Malaysia. Full of cobwebs, I got the impression that it isn't often used. Maybe because the hike up takes 90 minutes, at least.
Prayers to the victims of the Myanmar's Cyclone Nargis and China Sichuan earthquake. Both the natural disasters have claimed about 77300 lives in Myanmar and 28800 lives in Sichuan so far. These two tragedies happened just nine days apart, Sichuan was hit by 7.9 magnitude earthquake equilvalent to the damage of 240 atomic bombs on the 12 May 2008. The reaction from both country governments varies vastly to the foreign aids. Beijing says yes but Yangon still resists. Myanmar military ruler selffishness to open to outside world being afraid of interference to the ruling policy is putting the lives of 2.5 million survivors at stake. So far, only 270,000 were attended by aids groups. International aid officials vented their frustration at Myanmar's continued rejection of offers of help. The United Nation said on 16 May that severe restrictions have left aid agencies unsure about the extent of survivors suffering and unable to reach the disaster zone. May God bless all who have lost their lives and the survivors.
We did a week of 24-7 prayer last week. It was a good time. The guys who set up the room did an amazing job of turning a pretty dingy place into a bit of sacred space.
I loved the week, it was especially cool to watch people really getting in to it and meet with God in a different way.
Let your arms enfold us
Through the dark of night
Will your angels hold us
Till we see the light
Hush, lay down your troubled mind
The day has vanished and left us behind
And the wind, whispering soft lullabies
Will soothe, so close your weary eyes
Let your arms enfold us
Through the dark of night
Will your angels hold us
Till we see the light
Sleep, angels will watch over you
And soon beautiful dreams will come true
Can you feel spirits embracing your soul
So dream while secrets of darkness unfold
Photo of my prayer beads (Tasbeeh) on shells and stone
{{ And We sent, following in their footsteps, Jesus, son of Mary, confirming what was before him of the Torah; and We gave him the Gospel, wherein was guidance and light, and it confirmed what was before it of the Torah, and it was a guidance and an admonition to the Godfearing. }}
Qur'aan . Chapter 5 . Verses 46 . سورة المائدة
Minor Basilica of St. Lorenzo Ruiz aka Binondo Church
Canonized in 1987, Lorenzo Ruiz is the first Filipino Roman Catholic saint. A Chinese mestizo (his father was Chinese and his mother was Filipino), he was tortured and martyred in Japan in 1637.
The church facade and belltower, over 400 years old, were the only remnants from the original structure. The rest was destroyed in World War II as the Americans liberated Manila from the Japanese. As a result the rest of it is only about 60 years old, with the murals inside even younger than that.
These six images are of the prayer book of my wife's great-grandmother, Elisabetta Petacci Gabioli Crescenzi; the little hand-written, hand-sewn booklet dates from 1900 to 1912. The last pages are used to write down the offerings made to the church after her death: "Offerings for mamma's soul." The list was kept by Evelina, her daughter.
Seems to be quite appropriate to post this picture today, even though it was shot quite a few years ago.
And let me quote from Numbers 6:24-26:
The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
Let's keep in our prayers the military and security personnel and all the citizens.
ניראה מתאים במיוחד להעלות את התמונה הזו דווקא היום, אפילו שהיא צולמה לפני כמה וכמה שנים.
ותרשו לי לצטט מבמדבר ו' פסוקים כד'-כו':
יְבָרֶכְךָ יְהוָה, וְיִשְׁמְרֶךָ. יָאֵר יְהוָה פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ, וִיחֻנֶּךָּ. יִשָּׂא יְהוָה פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ, וְיָשֵׂם לְךָ שָׁלוֹם.
בתפילה אחת לשלומם של כל אנשי כוחות הבטחון והאזרחים.
"Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts."
~ Mother Teresa ~
For Rui, Belle, Masanari, their families and friends, and for everyone in Japan.
We are thinking of you.
There are these coloured flags all over Ladakh. They're buddhist prayer flags . They're silently fluttering away all over the place praying for the place and its people. And God knows they need it in that weather :)