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Chaplain (Capt.) Amy Smith and Soldiers from the 10th Headquarters and Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division Sustainment Brigade, Fort Drum, NY, conducted a prayer walk to improve spiritual readiness and unity within our organization.
NORFOLK, Va. (May1, 2014) - Rear Adm. Margaret Kibben, chaplain of the Marine Corps, speaks with Marines, Sailors and civilian Marines of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command during a prayer breakfast at the Camp Allen mess hall during a prayer breakfast in observance of the National Day of Prayer on May 1. During the prayer breakfast, members offered prayers, read the Bible, and took part in song and fellowship.Kibben said that the nation is stronger because of its faith and shared the example of Daniel in the Old Testament who persevered in prayer, obedience and service despite adversity.The National Day of Prayer was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the U.S. Congress and was signed into law by President Harry S. Truman, according to nationaldayofprayer.org. It is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May for which the president issues a proclamation encouraging people of all faiths to pray for the nation."I invite the citizens of our nation to give thanks, in accordance with their own faiths and consciences, for our many freedoms and blessings, and I join all people of faith in asking for God's continued guidance, mercy, and protection as we seek a more just world," said President Barrack Obama in his presidential proclamation of the National Day of Prayer 2014.
Soon to be tattooed on me in some form or fashion... I'm not exactly sure yet just how I'm going to get it done, but rest assured it will happen one way or the other... I'm leaning on having it done in Latin but I'm not sure...
PATER noster, qui es in cœlis;
sanctificatur nomen tuum:
Adventiat regnum tuum;
fiat voluntas tua, sicut in cœlo, et in terra.
Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie:
Et dimitte nobis debita nostra,
sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris:
et ne nos inducas in tentationem:
sed libera nos a malo.
Quia tuum est regnum, et potentia, et Gloria,
in secula.
Amen.
09/02/2024, Prince of Chumphon Monument, Phra Tamnak Mountain Viewpoint, Pattaya, Chon Buri, Thailand.
Buddhist make-merit day.
This lady arrived with her boyfriend to make offerings and prayers to her ancestors & Prince Abhakara Kiartivongse, Prince of Chumphon (19 December 1880 – 19 May 1923).
This day was the day before Chinese New Year celebrations commenced (for the Year of the Dragon!) and is make merit day for many Thai people, especially those of Chinese descent.
There are numerous ways to make merit:
Dressing in red and gold clothes.
Giving red coloured envelopes containing money (ang pao) to friends & family.
Burning incense.
Paying respect to Chinese gods or ancestors.
Taking flowers, and offering prayers, food and drinks at shrines.
Donating food, drink or money to Monks.
Paying for firecrackers to be set off, in order to deter evil spirits
Making merit brings good and agreeable results, determines the quality of the next life, and contributes to a person's growth towards enlightenment - according to Buddhist principles.
From the Lord of Grace prayer retreat, April 20, 2024.
I can't take any of the credit for this; it was my wonderful and super-talented prayer team that set all this up, including making the laybyrinth from scratch. I'm hoping they can make this simple morning event an annual thing.
Praying together during the blessing of our rings. Our wedding was far from traditional Chinese, and not as organized as any American wedding I've attended. We were all laid back, no chairs were arranged except for her parent's. Everything except the question of "Who gives this bride away?" was in English. We had prayers, scripture everything that was important to us.
Prayer For Peace
"Lord, make me an instrument of your peace ehere there is hatred.
Let me sow love: where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy.
O divine master grant that I may seek no so much to be consoled as to console:
To be understood as to understand;
To be loved as to love;
For it is in giving that we recieve;
It is pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is dying that we are born to eternal life.
Amen"
Saw this prayer on the wall, and thought it was nice. I'm not religous to say the least, but for some reason this one caught my eye. :]
Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome. There was a service in the chapel, when this nun walked by and stood by the entrance to offer her prayer.
Last fall I spent time sitting in comfortable Adirondack chairs in North
Carolina. Much of my time there was spent in prayer. Since, I have been
searching for such chairs. At a big sale last week I brought two at $29
a piece. Of course, I had to put them together which was certainly a
major chore, but I used them this morning as I began a Day of
Recollection. Thanks Lord for the prayer chairs !!