prayer

When we forgive someone, it doesn__ justify what they__e done. It releases them into God__ hands so He can deal with them.

From Brahma Puranराह वषणव त_ा, षड-_ ____ तरि-नतरा __-तरिश-त_-__-_-धराम_तात-धरा दव, नानाऽल_ार-षिता त_-_-धर शरष_, धतद त-_तरि_Meditate on youthful Brahmi* and Vaishnavi* surely,With six hands, four faces, three eyes gives safety,With sword, trident, lotus, wheel, globe, mace be,Greatest _ yellow dressed, well decorated elegantly.

It is not an external enemy we dread. Our foe is shut up within ourselves. An internal warfare is daily waged by us.

Lord, make me less like Jonah and more like Jesus. Save me from being the kind of person who cares more about my comfort, my reputation, and my success than I do about the people You are calling me to serve. Help me to keep all of my dreams on Your altar and be ready at all times to respond with faith and obedience to Your call.

Shani Chalisa॥द_ा॥ Doha_-_ शर शनिद_ रभ, सनह विनय तरा__ह _त ह रव तन, रा_ _ _ ला_Shani Maharaj, glory to you with sincerity,Listen to my prayers I request humbly,Bestow your grace and protect me fully,Keep respect and honour of your devotees.- 341 -

I do not want God to give me what I want; I trust Him to give me what I need. The truth is, He is infinitely wiser than I am. If we always get what we ask for, I for one will cease to pray.

It occurred to him to say the viddui, the prayer before death. He struggled to remember it. Blessed are You, who has bestowed me with many blessings. May my death atone for all I have done . . . and may I shelter in the shadow of Your wings in the World to Come.

Our prayers are granted as soon as we have prayed, even though the process of fulfilling our requests has not yet begun.

नमसतशरणशिवसान__, नमसत_दवतत_विशवर__नमसत_दवन__तदारविन_, नमसत_ततारिणितराहिदर_॥१She the refuge, peaceful and merciful undoubtedly, She pervades over all, is universal form certainly, Her lotus feet worshipped by universe _ all Glory, On your appeal __rotect me Durga_ saves entirely.- 458 -

During the prayers of the day, there was one less __men_.

In most cases, verbal prayer alone does not change anything; when actions are branded with prayer, wonderful things happen. Actions alone do not make it as well; they lead to success when guided to labour by answered prayers. Pray and work!

Hence the aim of meditation, in the context of Christian faith, is not to arrive at an objective and apparently 'scientific' knowledge of God, but to come to know him through the realization that our very being is penetrated with his knowledge and love for us. Our knowledge of God is paradoxically a knowledge not of him as the object of our scrutiny, but of ourselves as utterly dependent on his saving and merciful knowledge of us. It is in proportion as we are known to him that we find our real being and identity in Christ. We know him and through ourselves in so far as his truth is the source of our being and his merciful love is the very heart of our life and existence. We have no other reason for being, except to be loved by him as our Creator and Redeemer, and to love him in return. There is no true knowledge of God that does not imply a profound grasp and an intimate personal acceptance of this profound relationship.

Starting the day - Another chance to be new again.How many of us still wish for that?To be your own sunrise.To awaken like a prayer - both solemn and joyful at still being alive.

॥द_ा॥शर_र _ सर_ र, नि त _र सधारि।बरन_ र_ तत _, _ दा त _रिDohaWith the dust of guru__ lotus feet having,I cleanse the mirror of my soul sparkling,Raghuvar__ spotless glory I be singing,The four fruits of life it ever is giving.- 303 -

let your desires be His prayer in you. trust them. let them take you by the hand.let them walk you forward into the next moment, and the next, and the next, and the next...

Somebody__ better pray for him, don__ you think? He IS a lost soul.~Pastor John Linton

We must approach our meditation realizing that 'grace,' 'mercy,' and 'faith' are not permanent inalienable possessions which we gain by our efforts and retain as though by right, provided that we behave ourselves. They are CONSTANTLY RENEWED GIFTS. The life of grace in our hearts is renewed from moment to moment, directly and personally by God in his love for us.

Wake Up At The Most Silent Time And Read The BIBLE.