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Read
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If you have ever thought about reading the entire
Bible then here is your chance to take up the challenge. The Bible
is not a single narrative written by one person, as we understand
books today. Think of the Bible as a library. It is a collection
of prophecies, histories, prayers, parables and teaching written
down over many centuries. The writings that were considered the
most sacred and thoses that were mostly used by the Jews and later
the Christians were brought together in what we now know as the
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| Thought
for today
Saturday 4 July 2009 |
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 Peace on a maountain Sometimes the best place to get an over view of life is at the top of a mountain. From here you can look down on the people racing about below and from your elevated position their hurriedness can seem rather unimportant. At the top of the mountain, in the peace, away from the noise of the traffic and commotion of life one can find a space where you are peacefully alone with nature. Maybe that is why in ancient times mountains were scared places, because that is where they believed the gods lived, on the mountain top. It may not be the case that God lives on the mountain but that God can be found in the peace that is found there. Our lives are so crammed with 'doing' and fulfilling our own agendas that the only place we can find space to experience God is by withdrawing from human activity. If we take time everyday to take a rest in our lives, whether we go up a mountain or not, and seek out that peace where we can experience God then we may come to understand the meaning for our lives and our relationship to God our creator. | |
Prayer for today | |
Experiencing God Loving God, help me each day to find peace in my life so that through the quiet I may experience your love for me. Amen. |
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Take a look at he following links for
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Prayer
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The Lord's
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Our Father, |
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who art in heaven, |
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hallowed be thy
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thy kingdom come; |
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thy will be done; |
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on earth as it is in heaven. |
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Give us this day our daily bread. |
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And forgive us our trespasses, |
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as we forgive those who trespass against us. |
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And lead us not into temptation; |
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but deliver us from evil. |
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For thine is the kingdom, |
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the power, and the glory, |
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for ever and ever, |
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Amen |
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The Lord's Prayer |
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(modern form) |
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Our Father in heaven |
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hallowed be your Name, |
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your kingdom come, |
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your will be done, |
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on earth as in heaven. |
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Give us today our daily bread. |
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Forgive us our sins |
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as we forgive those who sin against us. |
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Do not bring us to the time of trial |
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but deliver us from evil. |
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For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are
yours |
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now and forever. |
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Amen |
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