Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace;
where 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;
and where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master,
grant that I may not so much seek 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 receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.
Amen.
~St. Francis of Assisi, 13th c.
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Can I add a prayer? (I don't want to be rude or interrupt your refocusing.)
Sometimes when my neck (head) pain becomes so bad, I say both the Judaic Prayer and Christian prayer to try to calm down.
So I say:
It is a tree of life to those that hold fast to it, and its supporters are happy. Its ways are ways of pleasantness, and all its paths are peace.
Shma Yisrael, adanoiy alohaynu, adanoiy achad.
Here O Israel, The Lord, our God, the Lord is One.
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, the power and the glory, for ever and ever.
Amen
Yes, I combine the two prayers. Sometimes I say the Lord's Prayer first and sometimes I say the Shma first. (As you know, I am both Christian and Jewish though I don't belong to a specific church or temple)
I know it's not an accepted or 'legitimate religion' to combine the two as I do; however, there are times when those two prayers are the only thing that helps me make it through a pain episode until my meds can kick in.
And psalm 23 - Bobby McFerron version
The Lord is my shepherd
I have all I need
She makes me lie down in green meadows
beside the still waters she will lead
She restores my soul
She rights my wrongs
She leads me in the path of good things
and fills my heart with song
Even though I walk
Through a dark and dreary land
There is NOTHING that can shake me
She has said she won't forsake me
I'm in her hand
She sets a table before me
In the presence of my foes
She annoints my head with oil
And my cup overflows
Surely, surely goodness and kindness
will follow me
all the days of my life
And I will live in her house forever,
forever and ever
Glory be to the mother, and daughter,
and to the holy of holies
as it was in the beginning
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end,
amen
Thanks y'all. Comments are always most welcome!
It was a long day...tomorrow I'll post about my visit to UCSF today.
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