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Fire Fighters Prayer
When I'm called to duty God
wherever flames may rage
give me strength to save a life
whatever be its age
Help me to embrace a little child
before it is too late
or save an older person from
the horror of that fate
Enable me to be alert
to hear the weakest shout
and quickly and efficiently
to put the fire out
I want to fill my calling and
to give the best in me
to guard my neighbor and
protect his property
And if according to your will
I have to lose my life
bless with your protecting hand
my children and my wife.
CS5 03-08-08///An Islamic Imam or Muslim priest chants a prayer during an interfaith prayer rally against corruption held at the Plaza Pershing in Zamboanga City. PHOTO BY CHARLIE SACEDA
It is a Native American belief that you must offer a gift that will delight the higher spirits in order to gain their attention and blessings. Usually the more work and effort put into an item for offering, the more inclined the spirits are to bless the request put to them. This requires more focus upon the intent of the prayer by its creator, hence giving it more energy.
Prayer ties are the oldest and simplest way to pray using tobacco. Tobacco is a sacred botanical in the Native American tradition. It amplifies prayers, provides healing and purification, extracts negativity in spiritual healings, and allows communication with spirits.
Prayer ties are made by using pieces of 100% cotton cloth. Each color represents a direction on the Medicine Wheel.
1 East - Yellow – Air - New Beginnings, Rebiirth, Prosperity, Longevity
2 South - Red – Fire - Motivation, Creativity, Growth
3 West - Black - Water – Healing, Transformation, Introspecction
4 North - White – Earth - Wisdom, Spirit, Strength, Clear Vision
5 Above - Blue – Father Sky, Masculine Energy, Spiritual Healing
6 Below - Green – Mother Earth, Feminine Energy, Physical Healing
7 Center - Purple – Balance, Harmony, Self, Mental Healing
8 Parallel Universe – Orange - Soul Mate, Twin Flame
Prayer energy is offered into the tobacco by holding the tobacco in the left hand, lifting it to the heart, and saying a prayer. Then the tobacco is placed in the center of the cloth. The 4 corners are drawn up forming a small pouch which is tied to a string by using a clove hitch (2 half hitches).
Prayer ties are released into the universe through burning. This releases the prayers in the smoke and allows them to be carried to Grandfather, Grandmother, and Great Spirit. The ties should be burned within a year of being created.
Generally, in Bhutan, prayer flags are hoisted for happiness, long life, prosperity, luck and merit and to offer karmic merit to all sentient beings. After one dies, the benefits of offering prayer flags is believed to guide the soul of the dead away from the netherworld and to prevent it from being reborn in the three lower realms (Nge Song Sum, animals, pret and life in hell) of the six life cycles: Lha (god), Lha Min (demi-god), humans, animals, pret, and life in hell, according to a Buddhist scholar, Dasho Lam Sanga.
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This photo has been graciously provided to be used in the GRID-Arendal resources library by: Yannick Beaudoin
This is the artwork for a prayer sermon series. The focus was not so much on how to pray, but why we should pray. Once again, I didn't design this, but thought I would get the creative spark out to the masses.
We set up ten prayer stations in our prayer room for the duration of the series. Individuals could stop in and do as many of the stations as they wanted. We also produced a 16-page prayer guide that included sermon notes and daily devotions.
The Prayer Flag with the windhorse, called as the Rlungrta (pronounced as Lungta).
It is said that when the wind blows, the air carries the prayers printed on the flag and blesses the surround area.
An outdoor attempt at the Gentle On My Mind portrait I made yesterday indoors. I like the other more because the expression there is more in keeping with the song. May have to have another go at this one.
I attended morning prayers/assembly at the English Medium School, and took some photos as the children began their day. Here, you can see a couple of the children at the school as they said their morning prayers and their daily pledge to India.
DATE TAKEN:
Thursday, January 6th, 2011
LOCATION:
Little Flower English Medium School, Outside Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, India
This prayer station allows you to write a prayer on a star or manger and then pin it to the manger on the wall.
A place to pray for the lost and each other, to share what’s in your heart. All Christians are welcome for their is power in prayer, now is the time to make a stand and do what God called us all to do and that is to Pray and tell others about Jesus Christ.
Chief Lisa Maruzo-Bolduc, Willimantic PD
Ret. Chief William Farrell (chairman)
The Honorable Nancy Wyman, Lt. Gov., State of CT
Please keep my wife, Mary Jane, in
your prayers. Due to complications
from Diabetes, and infection, all the
bones in her ankle have dissolved
and she is facing amputation of her foot. Just pray for peace, strength,
and comfort from the Lord.
Thanks, Rodger
Dan's partner prays for a good roll in his bocce ball game at the Southern California Summer Special Olympics games.
Prayer Flags:
There is this Tibetian Buddhist monastery at the edge of the mountains. Not the Himalaya. But can you tell?