Hello and welcome to today's practice.
During today's practice we will be working with two different versions of the Lord's Prayer.
One,
A traditional version that was translated from Aramaic to Greek to Latin to English and then a newer version that was translated directly from Aramaic to English.
First,
We'll recite the one that we're very familiar with.
Coming to a seated or prayer position that feels comfortable and nourishing to you,
Take a deep breath in.
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.
For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever,
Amen.
And now a newer version that I have found,
So it's newer only to me,
Is translated directly from Aramaic to English.
O cosmic birther of all radiance and vibration,
Soften the ground of our being and carve out a space within us where your presence can abide.
Fill us with your creativity so that we may be empowered to bear the fruit of your mission.
Let each of our actions bear fruit in accordance with our desire.
Endow us with the wisdom to produce and share what each being needs to grow and flourish.
Untie the tangled threads of destiny that bind us as we release others from the entanglement of past mistakes.
Do not let us be seduced by that which would divert us from our true purpose,
But illuminate the opportunities of the present moment.
For you are the ground and the fruitful vision,
The birth,
Power,
And fulfillment,
As all is gathered and made whole once again.
And so it is.
And now I'll read it again,
Reading them together.
Our Father,
Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be your name.
O cosmic birther of all radiance and vibration,
Soften the ground of our being and carve out a space within us where your presence can abide.
Thy kingdom come,
Fill us with your creativity so that we may be empowered to bear the fruit of your mission.
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Let each of our actions bear fruit in accordance with our desire.
Give us this day our daily bread.
Endow us with the wisdom to produce and share what each being needs to grow and flourish.
And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
Untie the tangled threads of destiny that bind us as we release others from the entanglement of past mistakes.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
Do not let us be seduced by that which would divert us from our true purpose,
But illuminate the opportunities of the present moment.
For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever.
For you are the ground and the fruitful vision,
The birth,
Power and fulfillment as all is gathered and made whole once again.
And so it is.
Namaste.
