| May our Father daily increase our wisdom,
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| | acknowledging this Father's authority in
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| love, gratitude, reverence, healing,
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| | declaring the sacredness of it."Your
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| peace, joy, happiness, laughter and
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| | kingdom comes" points to a future event
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| prosperity. In just about 15 seconds I
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| | every generation of believers longs for,
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| declared my love for you by asking these
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| | and it is our hope. Some of us know this
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| blessings for you. If you are one who
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| | kingdom is both at hand and within us. We
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| does not know the One as Father, I wish
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| | know it is one of justice, tempered by
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| you double portions of blessing.Deepak
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| | mercy, without cruelty."Your will is
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| Chopra tells us in the Second Spiritual
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| | done". It doesn't seem so to many of us
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| Law of Success, the Law of Giving, that
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| | and many are critical of this will and
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| we should never visit anyone without
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| | its possessor. Never-the-less, form
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| bringing a gift; a card with a sentiment,
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| | demands this identification in our
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| a flower, a silent prayer or blessing. In
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| | address. "On earth as in heaven" or even
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| fact, he says, a silent prayer or
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| | in the heavens, if you prefer. This
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| blessing is the best gift of all. He says
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| | completes the opening address or
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| we should make it a point to bless
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| | identification of the One we wish to hear
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| everyone we meet, every day. He suggested
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| | our prayer. It is the attention getter.
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| a brief blessing like: I wish you peace,
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| | What is the point in writing a letter and
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| joy and happiness. I thought that covered
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| | sending it to the wrong address? Should
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| a lot but I asked what blessings I would
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| | we then expect any good result?I realized
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| like to receive and my list grew to seven
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| | this prayer works equally well as a daily
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| things. In a few weeks it grew to nine.
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| | request or a thanksgiving. I prefer it as
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| In a few more it grew to ten, where I
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| | a thanksgiving, morning and evening. I
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| thought it enough.I began with wisdom
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| | will treat it as a thanksgiving here: "We
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| because I remembered a proverb that said
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| | thank you for this day and our daily
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| wisdom was the principle thing. With all
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| | bread". Even without bread, another day
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| my getting, get me wisdom. That pretty
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| | is a wonderful thing to be thankful
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| much defines my quest for this life.
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| | about. Our daily bread can extend far
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| Wisdom teaches the value of love and love
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| | beyond our food to all our material
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| springs forth from wisdom. To have some
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| | needs. It is worth noting it is the first
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| of each brings gratitude for the gifts
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| | thing we ask for or give thanks for
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| and reverence for all who provide them.
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| | because air, water and food are critical
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| This attitude facilitates healing for
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| | to our life."And forgiving our offences
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| self and others. As we become whole, we
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| | as we forgive those who offend us".
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| find peace. In peace we find joy, in Joy
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| | Forgiveness is conditional. We can expect
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| we find happiness and contentment. In
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| | it in the way we practice it. The
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| happiness we find laughter. In the growth
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| | blessing I began with implies forgiveness
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| these blessings generate, we find a
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| | in the act of blessing all. I can bless
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| natural prosperity unmeasured by material
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| | those I despise and I can just as easily
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| wealth. If I want these things for me, so
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| | forgive them if I so choose, and receive
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| do I truly want them for you and for
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| | it myself, as needed. Forgiveness brings
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| presidents, all their counsel, dictators
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| | peace in a way nothing else does. Is
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| and evil doers. Who on this earth has no
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| | there little peace in your world? Then
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| need of blessing?As I began to apply this
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| | there is little forgiveness in your
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| wisdom, I was blessed in very unexpected
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| | world."Lead us not into testing, (for
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| ways. Yet I had much difficulty in
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| | this we do ourselves) but deliver us from
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| remembering to bless everyone I met every
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| | trouble". Many confuse the word evil with
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| day. It occurred to me that I could
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| | the idea of wicked. Wicked is always
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| incorporate this blessing as a blanket
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| | trouble but trouble is not necessarily
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| blessing for the world during morning and
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| | wicked and in other Scripture, Father
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| evening spiritual practice. Everyone is
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| | claims to create evil. We could say the
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| blessed, even when I forget to bless an
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| | flood was evil but it was not especially
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| individual I meet. I still try to
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| | scheming and calculated trouble for
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| remember personal blessing and grow
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| | someone's personal gain, which we know as
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| better at it with time.I had nominal
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| | wicked.In Scripture the formal close
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| religious training in a Protestant
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| | comes next and I decided this was the
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| denomination between the ages of ten and
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| | point at which I would personalize this
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| sixteen. I loved the ritual and not much
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| | simple prayer, I had recited so often as
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| else. I left the church and the religious
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| | a boy. "Thank you for helping us become
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| family to have all day Sunday for myself.
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| | instruments of your peace; blessing those
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| I needed one day each week with nobody
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| | we bless and those who bless us". This is
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| telling me what to do, for most of it.
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| | an acknowledgement that my blessing may
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| About fifteen years later, fatherhood had
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| | help no one at all, except it is backed
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| me asking questions about the meaning of
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| | by superior power. I paraphrased a small
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| life and I began finding answers wherever
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| | part of the Prayer of Saint Francis
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| I looked, especially in the Scriptures. I
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| | because he was praying for himself and I
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| became a fascinated Bible student. I
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| | am still praying for us."Thank you for
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| would soon learn that every answer raised
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| | daily increasing our wisdom, love,
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| more questions and I would never know it
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| | gratitude, reverence, healing, peace,
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| all.I did a study on what is commonly
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| | joy, happiness, laughter and prosperity,
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| called the Lord's Prayer, a prayer that
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| | especially the leaders and authorities of
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| already had a history in America and its
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| | this world, a world transforming from one
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| schools. In 1962, when the Supreme Court
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| | of fear to one of love." This is the
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| declared that God had no business in
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| | gratitude I have for the increased power,
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| government schools, I could see how the
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| | as I see it, behind my personal blessing.
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| atheist's children could be made
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| | I see it as a power multiplier. You might
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| uncomfortable by this group activity. I
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| | see it differently."Thank you for
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| did not protest the loss of this daily
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| | granting us wealth, prosperity and
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| ritual, or keeping the Pledge of
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| | abundance, that our light so shines
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| Allegiance ritual, since I was clearly
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| | before others, they will see our good
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| pledging allegiance to the ones who
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| | works and glorify you." Although this
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| operated the school that was preparing me
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| | repeats the last blessing, it is the very
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| for a godless life.Less than two years
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| | thing secular society teaches us to want
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| from the court decision, President
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| | and is worth repeating. It also reminds
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| Kennedy was assassinated. Less than two
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| | us there is one proper purpose for wealth
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| years after that, we were going off to
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| | and to pervert this purpose is asking for
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| Vietnam. Before that war was over we were
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| | trouble. Just ask a few lottery
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| fighting a war on poverty. Before that
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| | winners."For yours is the kingdom and the
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| war was over we were fighting a war on
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| | power and the glory, forever. Amen." The
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| drugs. I sensed a connection and my study
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| | close, in proper form, is confirming the
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| of the prayer confirmed it.Incidental to
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| | addressee and the equivalent of our
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| my study of this prayer, I learned it was
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| | Respectfully Yours, on a business letter.
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| a fitting prayer for those who see
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| | I never fully understood why the Roman
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| theirselves in a paternal relationship to
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| | Catholic Church rejected this close,
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| the Supreme Power. Therefore, it could be
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| | except some Pope decided it was
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| prayed by Christians, Jews and Muslims.
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| | understood and unnecessary. I will always
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| It is a prayer given to students by a
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| | feel it is an important part of form and
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| master, recognized by all three faiths,
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| | properly closes the prayer.When American
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| upon the request of one student who
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| | children discontinued this prayer in
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| thought it good to know just how to
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| | school, one disaster followed another;
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| pray.It is important to note the master
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| | not that we were free from them in
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| did not respond saying, recite this
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| | earlier years. I think it is safe to say
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| prayer. He said to pray in this manner
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| | that some families may have recited the
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| and then gave the form which prayer
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| | prayer before breakfast each day, but the
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| should take. We are free to modify its
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| | majority did not and this precipitated
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| content to our liking and it is a matter
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| | much negative change in America and the
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| of respect to frame our content in the
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| | rest of the world. I did not continue
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| proper form, as with a business letter.
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| | with it on my "own time" once it stopped
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| The form is the thing of greatest
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| | in school. This was about the same time I
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| importance to us and the content as given
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| | left the church and became agnostic,
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| is secondary, but still important.The
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| | suspicious and resentful of all assumed
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| very first word, "Our", is plural
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| | authority.My point is that if a great
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| possessive - a claim of possession. I am
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| | good to the whole world could come from
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| not praying for me. I am praying for us.
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| | millions upon millions of Christians,
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| Who we are depends on my worldview. We
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| | Jews and Muslims, asking for and
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| might be family, we might be the other
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| | receiving these wonderful, magical
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| people praying with us. We might be the
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| | blessings, through a few minutes of daily
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| nation in which most of the children
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| | prayer and blessing, why don't we all do
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| prayed for us, five days a week. We might
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| | it? A unity opportunity. I can think of
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| be all the Christians of the world. We
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| | two reasons. We don't believe it makes a
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| might be all the people of the world. We
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| | difference and we don't care if it
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| might be every living thing in this
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| | does.In Napoleon Hill's book, "Think and
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| world. It is clearly a personal choice to
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| | Grow Rich", he devotes at least a chapter
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| define we/our or child of God."Father",
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| | to mastermind alliance. He says there is
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| the next word, puts to rest all
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| | great power in many people working in
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| arguments about the name of God. The
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| | common cause. An Aquarian idea for sure.
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| master shows it is our relationship that
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| | I believe it. What if the purpose of each
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| matters and the proper address expresses
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| | and every one of us is only to bless the
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| this relationship. "Who is in heaven"
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| | earth, in word and deed? What might be
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| distinguishes from a living biological
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| | the effect of each of us fulfilling this
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| father, but not one who has passed over.
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| | purpose every day of our lives? It costs
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| "Sacred is your name" does distinguish
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| | us so little to test the idea and the
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| from any biological father and explains
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| | result could just prove we can do
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| the ancient Hebrew custom of not publicly
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| | something right after all. Surely the
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| pronouncing a name. A sacred thing made
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| | deeds will follow the words. Who can
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| common is no longer sacred, as in common
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| | bless and remain fearful?Ed Howes sought
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| sense. Name in Scripture also symbolizes
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| | and found, knocked and entered. Now he
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| authority. For example; Israel means
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| | sees things differently. To see more of
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| rules with God. This is why Abram's name
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