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Spiritual Interpretation of the Lord's Prayer.
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O Heavenly Father, Mother, Friend, Beloved God, may the halo of
Thy presence spread over all minds.
May the kingdom
of matter-worship be changed into worship of Thee. Because we
cannot truly love anything without Thee, may we learn to love
Thee first and above all. May the heavenly kingdom of bliss which
is in Thy Spirit, manifest itself in all its divine qualities
on earth, and may all lands be made free from limitations, imperfections,
and miseries. Let Thy kingdom which is within, manifest itself
without.
Father, leave
us not in the pit of temptations, wherein we fell through our
misuse of Thy gift of reason. When we are freer and strongerif
it be Thy wish to test us, to see if we love Thee more than temptationthen,
Father, make Thyself more tempting than temptation. Father, if
it be Thy desire to test us, help us that our wills grow strong
to meet Thy tests.
Give us our
daily bread: food, health, and prosperity for the body, efficiency
for the mind, and above all, Thy wisdom and Thy love for our souls.
Teach us to deliver ourselves, with Thy help, from the meshes
of ignorance woven by our own carelessness.
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