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  • 20120130-Prayer Journal

    Here are my notes while trying to drift off to sleep:

    23:34. I felt another discharge of subtle energy leave my system after I mediated on the same prayer. At 23:35, the heater turns off and I felt a touch on my head of hair.

    23:29. I felt an energy surge throughout my body after feeling pin point energy ball tap at the middle of my hairline of my forehead after meditating to the “Fatima” prayer. After the initial acknowledgment, the heater mysteriously turned on for two minutes, warmed until the blowers turned on loudly at 23: 29.

    “O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy. Amen.”

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  • 20100331-Prayer Journal

    “Let all who are hungry come in and eat.
    Let all who are needy come and make Passover.”

    ~the Haggadah

    Master of Ceremonies … (Introductory narration)

    CANDLE BLESSING

    Master of Ceremonies … (Hostess lights the candles.)

    Mothers: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe. You have sanctified us by your commandments and commanded us to kindle the festival lights.

    Blessed are You, our God, King of the Universe. You have kept us alive and sustained us and brought us to this season. May our homes be consecrated by the light of your countenance, shine upon us in blessing and bring us peace.

    All: Amen.

    CUP OF THANKSGIVING – KIDDUSH

    Master of Ceremonies … (Host pours cups of wine or apple cider.)

    All: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe. You have created the fruit of the vine.

    Master of Ceremonies …

    Fathers: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe. You have made of one blood all the people of the earth. You have exalted mankind by breathing life into his mind and the love of freedom into his hearts. You have sanctified us so that we might know and say what was holy and not profane, what was freedom and what was slavery.

    Blessed are You, O Lord our God, who with love has allowed us to give ourselves and you solemn days for your festivals and seasons for gladness.

    Blessed are You, O Lord our God, You allowed Israel to imagine this day of the Feast of the Unleavened Bread, the season of our freedom as well, a holy convocation, a memorial of the departure from Egypt.

    Blessed are You, O Lord our God, Who sanctified Israel, all of mankind and all the seasons.

    (All are invited to drink from their filled cups.)

    RAHATZ AND KARPAS

    Master of Ceremonies …

    All: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe. YOu created the fruit of the soil.

    Master of Ceremonies … (All are invited to perform RAHATZ (washes) the KARPAS (usually watercress or parsley) by dipping this symbol of spring into salt water, a reminder of the tears of the Israelites shed in Egypt.)

    MATZEE – MATZO

    Master of Ceremonies …

    Fathers: Behold! This is the bread of affliction which our fathers ate in the land of Egypt. Let all who are hungry come and eat. Let all who are in want come and celebrate this Passover with us. May it be God’s will to redeem us from all evil and from all servitude. For this year not only we, but all wo/men, are slaves and ALIENS — next year we pray that all wo/men shall be free. This year, wo/men eat as ALIENS in a land not wholly theirs. Next year, we pray all wo/men will celebrate in a world made one and a world made free.

    Priest: It was at this moment that Jesus made perhaps His most incredible statement and still, to this day, unbelieved and unaccepted by many. Instead of the usual words of Blessing over the matzo bread, which the fathers at each table have just prayed Jesus said: “Take this and eat it; this is My [Flesh] Body.”

    (All are invited to eat matzo and horseradish).

    CUP OF MEMORY AND HAGGADAH

    Master of Ceremonies and Children … (Host pours cups of wine or apple cider.)

    Fathers: The SYRIANS pursued our fathers who went down into Egypt and stayed there and grew into a nation great and strong and populous. The Egyptians enslaved and persecuted us, making our lives unbearable. We cried to YAHWEH, and He heard us and looked down upon our labor and distress. And He brouth us out of Egypt with a strong hand and outstretched arms, with great terror, with signs and wonders. Therefore, even if all of us were wise and men of understanding, it would still be our duty from year to year to tell the story of deliverance from Egypt. To dwell on it is praiseworthy.

    Lector: It is well for all of us, whether young or old , to consider how God’s help has been our unfailing stay and support through ages of trial and persecution. Ever since He called our father Abraham from the bondage of idolatry of His service of truth, He has been our guardian. For not in one country alone, nor in one age, have violent men risen up against us, but in every generation and in every land, tyrants have sought to destroy us. And the Holy One, blessed be He, has delivered us from their hands.

    The Torah tells us that when Jacob, our father was a homeless wanderer, he went down into Egypt and sojourned there, with few in number. All the souls of his household were three-score and ten. And Joseph was already in Egypt because he was governor over the land as Pharaoh had commanded. And Israel dwelt in the land of Goshen; and they got their possessions therein and were fruitful and multiplied exceedingly. And Joseph died and all his brethren and all that generation.

    Now there arose over Egypt a new king, one who knew not of Joseph. And he said unto his people: “Behold, the people of the children of Israel are too many and too might for us. Come, let us deal wisely with them to stop their increase; otherwise, in time of war they too may join our enemies to fight against us and so leave out country.”

    Therefore, they set over them taskmasters to afflict them with burdens. And they built for Pharaoh the store-cities, Pithom and Raamses. But the more the Egyptians afflicted them, the more the Israelites multiplied and the more they spread abroad.

    And the Egyptians dealt ill with us and afflicted us and laid upon us cruel bondage. And we cried unto the Lord, the God of our fathers. And the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction and Egypt with a might hand and with an outstretched arm and with great terror and with signs and with wonders. He sent before us Moses and Aaron and Miriam. And He brought forth His people, His chosen ones, with joy and with singing. And He guided them in the wilderness as a shepherd would his flock.

    He commanded us to observe this “Passover” in its season from year to year, that His law shall always remain in our mouths, and that we shall declare His might to our children and His salvation unto all generations.

    (All are invited to drink from their filled cups.)

    ELEMENTS OF THE PASSOVER FEAST

    Master of Ceremonies …

    Master of Ceremonies and Guests: What is the meaning of Pesach? (Lector’s wife picks up the lamb bone and displays it to the guests.)

    Lector: Pesach means the Paschal Lamb which our forefathers sacrificed to the Lord in memory of that night when the Holy One passed over the houses of Egypt. As it is written: “When your children ask you: What is the meaning of this ritual? You sall say to them: The sacrifice of the Passover is in honor of YAHWEH, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, striking the Egyptians, and saving our houses.” (Exodus 12:26-27)

    Master of Ceremonies and Guests: What is the meaning of Matzo? (Lector’s wife lifts up a piece of matzo and displays it to the guests.)

    Lector: This is the bread of affliction which our fathers took with them out of Egypt. As it is written: “They baked cakes with the dough which they had brought from Egypt, which was unleavened, because they had been driven out of Egypt with no time for delay and had not provided themselves with food for the journey.” (Exodus 12:39)

    Master of Ceremonies and Guests: What is the meaning of Moror? (Lector’s wife lifts up the bitter herb, which is actually horseradish, and displays it to the guests.)

    Lector: Moror means bitter herb. We eat Moror to recall that the Egyptians embittered the lives of our fathers, as it is written: “The Egyptians, then, dreaded the Israelites and reduced them to cruel slavery, making life bitter for them with hard work in mortar and brick and all kinds of field work.” (Exodus 1:13-14)

    Master of Ceremonies and Guests: What is the meaning of the Roasted Egg? (Lector’s wife lifts up the Roasted Egg and displays it to the guests.)

    Lector: The Roasted Egg is a symbol of life everlasting. A festive temple offering.

    Master of Ceremonies and Guests: What is the meaning of Haroses? (Lector’s wife lifts up the Haroses and displays it to the geust.)

    Lector: Haroses represents the mortar Israelites used in making bricks in Egypt.

    Lector and Wife: In every generation, each person ought to regard himself as though he had personally come out of Egypt, as it is written: “On this day you will explain to your son, “This is because of what YAHWEH did for me when I came out of Egypt.” (Exodus 13:8)

    PSALM 114
    The Lord’s Wonders at the Exodus

    Master of Ceremonies …

    Lector: When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a foreign nation,

    All: Judah became His sanctuary and Israel His domain.

    Lector: The sea fled at the sight and the Jordan stopped flowing.

    All: Sea, what makes you run away? Jordan, why stop flowing? Why skip like rams, you mountains? Why like lambs, you hills?

    Lector: Tremble, O earth, at the coming of your Master, at the coming of the God of Jacob.

    Master of Ceremonies …

    All: Blessed are you, O Lord our God, King of the Universe. You have created the fruit of the vine.

    Master of Ceremonies …

    THE KOREKH

    Master of Ceremonies …

    Fathers: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe. You have sanctified us by Your commandments and commanded us concerning the eating of unleavened bread.

    Master of Ceremonies …

    All: Blessed are you, O Lord our God, King of the Universe. You have sanctified us by Your commandments and commanded us concerning the eating of bitter herbs and haroses.

    Master of Ceremonies …

    (Sedar (dinner) is now served.)

    SEARCH FOR THE AFIKOMAN

    Master of Ceremonies … (Children search for Alikoman.)

    Fathers: Let us bless the name of the Lord.

    All: May the name of the Lord be blessed from now to eternity.

    Fathers: Blessed are you, O Lord our God, King of the Universe. You feed the entire world with your goodness, with grace, with loving kindness and with pity. You give bread to all flesh, for your loving kindness endures forever. In your great goodness, food has not been and shall not be lacking for us, for ever and ever. For the sake of your great goodness you are god, who feeds and supports all and does good to all and prepares food for all your creatures.

    All: Blessed are you O Lord, who feeds all your creatures.

    THE CUP OF BLESSING

    Master of Ceremonies … (Host pours cups of wine or apple cider.)

    Priest: We believe it was ata this time that the institution of the Most Precious Blood was made. “This is the Cup of My Blood of the new and everlasting covenant, which will be shed for the forgiveness of sins.”

    (All are invited to drink from their filled cups.)

    PSALM 116
    Thanksgiving to God for Help in Need

    Master of Ceremonies …

    Lector: How shall I make a return to the Lord for all the good He has done for me?

    All: The Cup of Salvation I will take up, calling on the name of the Lord.

    Lector: I will pay what I owe to the Lord in the presence of His whole nation.

    All: Precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of His faithful ones.

    Lector: O Lord, I am your servant, the son of your handmaid.

    All: To you will I offer sacrifice of thanksgiving in the name of the Lord. Blessed are you, O Lord our God, King of the Universe. You have created the fruit of the vine.

    Master of Ceremonies …

    RECEPTION OF ELIJAH

    Master of Ceremonies … (Elijah knocks on door, which is opened. Elijad’s cup is filled. Elijah arrives.)

    CUP OF FREEDOM AND FINAL BENEDICTION

    Master of Ceremonies …

    Priest: With songs of praise, we have lifted up the cups symbolizing the divine promises of salvation and have called upon the name of God. As we offer Benediction over this fourth cup, let us again lift up our souls to God in faith and in hope. May He who broke Pharaoh’s yoke forever shatter all fetters of oppression and hasten the days when swords shall, at last, be broken and wars ended.

    Soon may He cause the glad tidings of redemption to be heard in all lands, so that mankind, freed from violence and from wrong, and united in an eternal covenant of brotherhood, may celebrate the universal Passover in the name of our God of Freedom.

    In a moment, we will partake of our fourth cup of wine, the Cup of Freedom. It is a reminder of freedom, its hopes, struggles and dreams for so many enslaved nations and individuals. As committed children of God, we are called to witness this precious gift and make it known to all peoples of the earth, those who seek justice, those who lack any rights, and those who fight for freedom.

    All: Praised are You, O Lord our God, King of the Univers. You have created the fruit of the vine.

    Master of Ceremonies …

    (All are invited to drink from their filled cups.)

    Priest: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine upon you and have mercy on you. May the Lord life up His countenance upon you and give you peace.

    All: So mote it be! So mote it be! So mote it be!

    Master of Ceremonies …

    Narrator … (Closing)

    Shalom … L’Chaim …

    —

    Addendum: Draft saved at 3:23:18 pm. Last edited by FLYNN on 20111007 at 17:26:27 PM PDT. This was originally a static page, which will have been deleted. It was a Seder dinner held at our local parish hall last year.

    “Let all who are hungry come in and eat.
    Let all who are needy come and make Passover.”

    ~the Haggadah

    Master of Ceremonies … (Introductory narration)

    CANDLE BLESSING

    Master of Ceremonies … (Hostess lights the candles.)

    Mothers: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe. You have sanctified us by your commandments and commanded us to kindle the festival lights.

    Blessed are You, our God, King of the Universe. You have kept us alive and sustained us and brought us to this season. May our homes be consecrated by the light of your countenance, shine upon us in blessing and bring us peace.

    All: Amen.

    CUP OF THANKSGIVING – KIDDUSH

    Master of Ceremonies … (Host pours cups of wine or apple cider.)

    All: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe. You have created the fruit of the vine.

    Master of Ceremonies …

    Fathers: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe. You have made of one blood all the people of the earth. You have exalted mankind by breathing life into his mind and the love of freedom into his hearts. You have sanctified us so that we might know and say what was holy and not profane, what was freedom and what was slavery.

    Blessed are You, O Lord our God, who with love has allowed us to give ourselves and you solemn days for your festivals and seasons for gladness.

    Blessed are You, O Lord our God, You allowed Israel to imagine this day of the Feast of the Unleavened Bread, the season of our freedom as well, a holy convocation, a memorial of the departure from Egypt.

    Blessed are You, O Lord our God, Who sanctified Israel, all of mankind and all the seasons.

    (All are invited to drink from their filled cups.)

    RAHATZ AND KARPAS

    Master of Ceremonies …

    All: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe. YOu created the fruit of the soil.

    Master of Ceremonies … (All are invited to perform RAHATZ (washes) the KARPAS (usually watercress or parsley) by dipping this symbol of spring into salt water, a reminder of the tears of the Israelites shed in Egypt.)

    MATZEE – MATZO

    Master of Ceremonies …

    Fathers: Behold! This is the bread of affliction which our fathers ate in the land of Egypt. Let all who are hungry come and eat. Let all who are in want come and celebrate this Passover with us. May it be God’s will to redeem us from all evil and from all servitude. For this year not only we, but all wo/men, are slaves and ALIENS — next year we pray that all wo/men shall be free. This year, wo/men eat as ALIENS in a land not wholly theirs. Next year, we pray all wo/men will celebrate in a world made one and a world made free.

    Priest: It was at this moment that Jesus made perhaps His most incredible statement and still, to this day, unbelieved and unaccepted by many. Instead of the usual words of Blessing over the matzo bread, which the fathers at each table have just prayed Jesus said: “Take this and eat it; this is My [Flesh] Body.”

    CUP OF MEMORY AND HAGGADAH

    Master of Ceremonies and Children … (Host pours cups of wine or apple cider.)

    Fathers: The SYRIANS pursued our fathers who went down into Egypt and stayed there and grew into a nation great and strong and populous. The Egyptians enslaved and persecuted us, making our lives unbearable. We cried to YAHWEH, and He heard us and looked down upon our labor and distress. And He brouth us out of Egypt with a strong hand and outstretched arms, with great terror, with signs and wonders. Therefore, even if all of us were wise and men of understanding, it would still be our duty from year to year to tell the story of deliverance from Egypt. To dwell on it is praiseworthy.

    Lector: It is well for all of us, whether young or old , to consider how God’s help has been our unfailing stay and support through ages of trial and persecution. Ever since He called our father Abraham from the bondage of idolatry of His service of truth, He has been our guardian. For not in one country alone, nor in one age, have violent men risen up against us, but in every generation and in every land, tyrants have sought to destroy us. And the Holy One, blessed be He, has delivered us from their hands.

    The Torah tells us that when Jacob, our father was a homeless wanderer, he went down into Egypt and sojourned there, with few in number. All the souls of his household were three-score and ten. And Joseph was already in Egypt because he was governor over the land as Pharaoh had commanded. And Israel dwelt in the land of Goshen; and they got their possessions therein and were fruitful and multiplied exceedingly. And Joseph died and all his brethren and all that generation.

    Now there arose over Egypt a new king, one who knew not of Joseph. And he said unto his people: “Behold, the people of the children of Israel are too many and too might for us. Come, let us deal wisely with them to stop their increase; otherwise, in time of war they too may join our enemies to fight against us and so leave out country.”

    Therefore, they set over them taskmasters to afflict them with burdens. And they built for Pharaoh the store-cities, Pithom and Raamses. But the more the Egyptians afflicted them, the more the Israelites multiplied and the more they spread abroad.

    And the Egyptians dealt ill with us and afflicted us and laid upon us cruel bondage. And we cried unto the Lord, the God of our fathers. And the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction and Egypt with a might hand and with an outstretched arm and with great terror and with signs and with wonders. He sent before us Moses and Aaron and Miriam. And He brought forth His people, His chosen ones, with joy and with singing. And He guided them in the wilderness as a shepherd would his flock.

    He commanded us to observe this “Passover” in its season from year to year, that His law shall always remain in our mouths, and that we shall declare His might to our children and His salvation unto all generations.

    (All are invited to drink from their filled cups.)

    ELEMENTS OF THE PASSOVER FEAST

    Master of Ceremonies …

    Master of Ceremonies and Guests: What is the meaning of Pesach? (Lector’s wife picks up the lamb bone and displays it to the guests.)

    Lector: Pesach means the Paschal Lamb which our forefathers sacrificed to the Lord in memory of that night when the Holy One passed over the houses of Egypt. As it is written: “When your children ask you: What is the meaning of this ritual? You sall say to them: The sacrifice of the Passover is in honor of YAHWEH, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, striking the Egyptians, and saving our houses.” (Exodus 12:26-27)

    Master of Ceremonies and Guests: What is the meaning of Matzo? (Lector’s wife lifts up a piece of matzo and displays it to the guests.)

    Lector: This is the bread of affliction which our fathers took with them out of Egypt. As it is written: “They baked cakes with the dough which they had brought from Egypt, which was unleavened, because they had been driven out of Egypt with no time for delay and had not provided themselves with food for the journey.” (Exodus 12:39)

    Master of Ceremonies and Guests: What is the meaning of Moror? (Lector’s wife lifts up the bitter herb, which is actually horseradish, and displays it to the guests.)

    Lector: Moror means bitter herb. We eat Moror to recall that the Egyptians embittered the lives of our fathers, as it is written: “The Egyptians, then, dreaded the Israelites and reduced them to cruel slavery, making life bitter for them with hard work in mortar and brick and all kinds of field work.” (Exodus 1:13-14)

    Master of Ceremonies and Guests: What is the meaning of the Roasted Egg? (Lector’s wife lifts up the Roasted Egg and displays it to the guests.)

    Lector: The Roasted Egg is a symbol of life everlasting. A festive temple offering.

    Master of Ceremonies and Guests: What is the meaning of Haroses? (Lector’s wife lifts up the Haroses and displays it to the geust.)

    Lector: Haroses represents the mortar Israelites used in making bricks in Egypt.

    Lector and Wife: In every generation, each person ought to regard himself as though he had personally come out of Egypt, as it is written: “On this day you will explain to your son, “This is because of what YAHWEH did for me when I came out of Egypt.” (Exodus 13:8)

    PSALM 114
    The Lord’s Wonders at the Exodus

    Master of Ceremonies …

    Lector: When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a foreign nation,

    All: Judah became His sanctuary and Israel His domain.

    Lector: The sea fled at the sight and the Jordan stopped flowing.

    All: Sea, what makes you run away? Jordan, why stop flowing? Why skip like rams, you mountains? Why like lambs, you hills?

    Lector: Tremble, O earth, at the coming of your Master, at the coming of the God of Jacob.

    Master of Ceremonies …

    All: Blessed are you, O Lord our God, King of the Universe. You have created the fruit of the vine.

    Master of Ceremonies …

    THE KOREKH

    Master of Ceremonies …

    Fathers: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe. You have sanctified us by Your commandments and commanded us concerning the eating of unleavened bread.

    Master of Ceremonies …

    All: Blessed are you, O Lord our God, King of the Universe. You have sanctified us by Your commandments and commanded us concerning the eating of bitter herbs and haroses.

    Master of Ceremonies …

    (Sedar (dinner) is now served.)

    SEARCH FOR THE AFIKOMAN

    Master of Ceremonies … (Children search for Alikoman.)

    Fathers: Let us bless the name of the Lord.

    All: May the name of the Lord be blessed from now to eternity.

    Fathers: Blessed are you, O Lord our God, King of the Universe. You feed the entire world with your goodness, with grace, with loving kindness and with pity. You give bread to all flesh, for your loving kindness endures forever. In your great goodness, food has not been and shall not be lacking for us, for ever and ever. For the sake of your great goodness you are god, who feeds and supports all and does good to all and prepares food for all your creatures.

    All: Blessed are you O Lord, who feeds all your creatures.

    THE CUP OF BLESSING

    Master of Ceremonies … (Host pours cups of wine or apple cider.)

    Priest: We believe it was ata this time that the institution of the Most Precious Blood was made. “This is the Cup of My Blood of the new and everlasting covenant, which will be shed for the forgiveness of sins.”

    (All are invited to drink from their filled cups.)

    PSALM 116
    Thanksgiving to God for Help in Need

    Master of Ceremonies …

    Lector: How shall I make a return to the Lord for all the good He has done for me?

    All: The Cup of Salvation I will take up, calling on the name of the Lord.

    Lector: I will pay what I owe to the Lord in the presence of His whole nation.

    All: Precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of His faithful ones.

    Lector: O Lord, I am your servant, the son of your handmaid.

    All: To you will I offer sacrifice of thanksgiving in the name of the Lord. Blessed are you, O Lord our God, King of the Universe. You have created the fruit of the vine.

  • 20110415-Prayer Journal

    While cleaning out more drawers, I found the following framed photo sporting an image of Hula dancer with a “Swaying Skirt” by international award-winning photographer artist, Alan Houghton from © Lamb and Lion Marketing, P.O. Box 261, Haleiwa, HI 96712, (808) 637-7115.

    Serenity Prayer

    In Hawaiian & English

    —

    Na ke Akua e he’awi mai i ka maluhia

    God grant me the serenity

    e’ae mai i na mea i hiki ole ai ia’u ke ho’ololi,

    to accept things I cannot change,

    ka ikaika e ho’ololi i na mea e hiki ai,

    the courage to change the things I can,

    a me ka na’auao e maopopo i ka ‘oko’a.

    and the wisdom to know the difference.

  • 20110415-Prayer Journal

    While cleaning out more drawers, I found the following framed photo sporting an image of Hula dancer with outstretched arms and looking up from the lower left hand corner at a white crucifix on the upper right hand corner from © Lamb and Lion Marketing, P.O. Box 261, Haleiwa, HI 96712, (808) 637-7115.

    The Lord’s Prayer

    In Hawaiian and English

    —

    E ko makou makua iloko o ka lani,

    Our Father who is in heaven,

    E hoanoia kou inoa . E hiki mai kou aupuni;

    Hallowed by your name. Your kingdom come;

    E malamaia kou makemake ma ka honua nei,

    Your will be done one earth,

    E like me ia i malamaia ma ka lani la.

    As it is in heaven.

    E haawi mai ia makou i keia la, i ai na mokou na neia la.

    Give us this day our daily bread.

    E kala mai hoi ia makou, i ka makou lahala ana,

    And forgive us our debts,

    Me makou e kala nei i ka poe i lawhala i ka makou.

    As we forgive our debtors.

    Mai hookuu oe ia makou i ka hoowalewale,

    And lead us not into temptation,

    E hoopakele no nae ia makou i ka ino;

    But deliver us from evil;

    No ha mea, nou ke aupuni

    For Yours is the kindom

    A me ka mana, a me ka hoonaniia, a mau loa, aku, Amene.

    And the power, and the glory, forever, Amen.

  • 20110404-Prayer Journal

    I checked my email a few minutes ago and noticed how personal emails were forwarded and shared from other personal emails. The original email showed 13 “Paintings of Christ” and an easy message: “If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you before my Father.”

    —

    Here is a 22-word prayer meant to be shared with your family and friends:

    “FATHER,

    WALK THROUGH MY HOUSE

    AND

    TAKE AWAY ALL MY WORRIES

    AND

    ILLNESSES;

    AND

    PLEASE WATCH OVER

    AND

    HEAL MY FAMILY.

    AMEN.”

    —
    Concentrate on this sentence: “‘To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.” Interpretation: When God takes something from your grasp, He’s not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better.

    Concentrate on this sentence: “The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.” Interpretation: Something good will happen to you today; something that you have been waiting to hear.

    —

    The test really is not what is coming to you but what is coming from you. Again, the world operates in the reverse.

  • 20110206-Prayer Journal

    In one of my Askimet spam, there was this following Biblical quote in response to one of my prayer journals:

    Knowledge is power. (Proverbs 24:5)

    I disagree. Who wants power? Isn’t power a temptation by Satan? Isn’t that what is happening to the Facebook CEO? I’ve read somewhere there’s lots of stress in trying to keep up with the tides of users and their complaints of privacy issues. Isn’t that what we are seeing in the entertainment industry in which several successful celebrities admitted to selling their souls to the devil for the chance of temporary (and temporal) fame and fortune?

    It is truly sad to that the Bible would encourage people to use knowledge to their advantage and exploit the meek by controlling their minds and “what to think” through the media — a powerful tool of visual symbolism and other Satanic influences. It is no wonder “cool” and “hip” kids are more prone to violence and, yes, angry at traditional standards of a family unit and marriage and at wisdom from family and friends of old.

    What’s the use of knowledge if not enough people would care to rise up and fight back for what they believe in? What’s the use of power when people refuse to take up arms and kill others who in turn refuse to see it their way? What’s the use of the Bible, the Koran, the Torah and other the religious dogmas and to higher authorities, if people at ground level simply cannot get along because of race, ideologue, religion, cultural heritage and resolve their problems by themselves?

    I fail to see how “knowledge is power”. I personally know too much for my own good and I truly feel empowered. But when I try to share my knowledge and in my hope to “empower” the clueless drones of hard-working, tax-paying, compliant American citizens, I get poop — a plain disregard of validity or their look of insanity on my part.

    So while knowledge is indeed power, I only have this to say: Do not seek credit for your existence. Don’t expect others to agree with you all the time. Only you know what is best for yourself.

    As Paw would always tell us about the boy:

    “He knows all the answers.”

    This is a profound truth from a man who has a difficult time expressing his thoughts in a basic sentence structure. Take it from Paw. There is no use trying to talk to stubborn people who refuse to listen truth. Each person will wake up eventually — drip by drip.

  • 20101001-Prayer Journal

    Evening Prayer

    Saturday, October 2, 2010

    O my guardian angel!
    Let my soul be placed in your charge,
    and when it has gone forth
    from the prison of this body,
    deliver it into the hands
    of its creator and redeemer,
    that with you and all the saints,
    it may gaze upon God in the bliss of heaven,
    love God perfectly and find its blessedness
    in God throughout eternity. Amen.

    — St. Charles Borromeo

  • Hymns to Our Mother Of Perpetual Help

    Tonight, we did a procession inside the church while saying the Rosary. Mass was done and food was served after wards. We drove little Monica home to the seniors apartment down the road from the church, too.

    Here are three songs from this evening’s mass:

    IMMACULATE MOTHER

    Immaculate Mother we come at they call
    And low at they altar before Thee we fall
    Ave Ave Ave Maria
    Ave Ave Ave Maria

    In grief and temptation in joy and in pain
    We’ll seek thee our Mother, nor seek thee in vain
    Ave Ave Ave Maria
    Ave Ave Ave Maria

    MOTHER DEAR, O PRAY FOR ME

    Mother dear, O pray for me, Whilst far from Heaven and thee;
    I wander in a fragile bark o’er life’s tempestuous sea.
    O Virgin Mother, from thy throne, so bright in bliss above,
    Protect thy child and cheer my path with thy sweet smile of love.

    **Chorus**
    Mother dear, remember me, and never cease thy care;
    Till in Heaven eternally, thy love and bliss I share.

    Mother dear, O pray for me, should pleasure’s siren lay,
    E’er tempt they child to wander far from virtue’s path away.
    When thorns beset life’s devious way, and darkling waters flow.
    Then Mary aid they weeping child, thyself a Mother show.

    **Chorus**
    Mother dear, remember me, and never cease thy care;
    Till in Heaven eternally, thy love and bliss I share.

    MOTHER OF CHRIST

    Mother of Christ, Mother of Christ
    What shall I ask of Thee?
    I do not sigh, for the wealth of earth
    For the joys that fade and flee

    But, Mother of Christ, Mother of Christ
    This do I long to see
    The bliss untold which your arms enfold
    The treasure upon your knee

    Mother of Christ, Mother of Christ
    I toss on a stormy sea
    Oh, lift your child as a beacon light
    To the port where I fain would be

    And, Mother of Christ, Mother of Christ
    This do I ask of thee
    When the voyage is O’er.
    Oh stand on the shore, And show Him at last to me.

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    YOUR RELIGIOUS POETRY

    (Modeled after the Eucharistic Mass)

    1. INTRODUCTORY STUFF

    Just Me

    What is my world but only me?

    Walking upon land,
    just the trees and grass.
    No birds or bee or flowers.
    To lie down and rest.
    Silent but the winds.

    Even the seas,
    just the water and shore.
    No whales or fish or crabs.
    To lie down and rest.
    Silent but the waves.

    Welcome Wanderer!

    Welcome! Oh, ye Wandering_Star!
    Expressing love though near or far
    Good friendships maintained of strangers find
    A simple SMILE of any kind

    Sinful Stuff

    Inviting the clueless to recall their sins and why they are losers.

    I am a winner! Victory is mine!
    I did what’s best for me and not for you.
    I did all you asked of me – a user.

    You are a loser! Victimhood is yours!
    You did what’s best for all and not for me.
    You did all they asked of you – a sinner.

    Which ball is correct – the ping or the pong?
    Am I always right and you always wrong?
    Is bigger better while harder is strong?

    Like a butterfly drawn to tasty sweets,
    she blindly flies into her handler’s shits.
    All the post signs say, ‘Stop and be careful’!

    You can’t stop me now as I fly away!
    No more beating, cheating or coveting.
    The Dark Ones taught me well: ‘You can’t hurt me.’

    Anymore… Now I see a different light.
    That our love doesn’t always conquer all –
    Except the free will to love ourselves more.

    Post Script:

    I will love you no matter what happens.
    [I will love you!]

    I will be with you through faces of death.
    [I will be with you!]

    I will keep you alive though my heart aches.
    [I will keep you!]

    God’s Glory

    God loves to discriminate.
    Egg first then chicken debate
    Fleece white snow or gray slate
    Set her curves against his straight.
    Religious dogmas and state
    Childlike mind to old fart rate
    Nature and nurture create

    God loves to recriminate.
    Breaking the covenant’s crate
    Anger, jealousy and hate
    Idol worship desecrate
    Steal or kill in dire strait
    So hard to find a good date
    Trespass through the pearly gate

    God loves to retaliate.
    Matters by atomic weight
    With hook, line, sinker and bait
    False hope by ‘lying’ and wait
    Communication debate
    Harming nature mutilate
    Free-will commingled with fate

    God loves to reciprocate.
    Concept of the weightless state
    Nothingness in figure eight
    Inward – a quiet sedate
    Thoughtful sounds of plucking trait
    Unity and procreate
    Eternal truths loving mate

    Opening Eyeballs

    Mid-morning nap, a gray filled day
    Cannot get up until they pay
    Feeling bored with nothing to do
    Darkened swirls of purple and blue

    Third eye chakra opening up
    Silent musing measuring cup
    Filling hope with something so new
    Darkened swirls of purple and blue

    Open of eyes upon my brow
    Faith believing opinions sow
    Always comparing selfish view
    Darkened swirls of purple and blue

    Sharing truths neither wrong nor lies
    Try to de-compartmentalize
    Squooshing eyeballs something to chew
    Darkened swirls of purple and blue

    A. CHAOS OF THE WORDS

    Verses

    First Philosophy

    Who is my best friend?
    I have many but only one.
    My teacher is myself.

    How are you my best friend?
    I am always there for you.
    Then you are my tick.

    Why are you my best friend?
    I am always true.
    Verily, I say.

    Bull.

    Singing of Saintly Praises

    Thank you St. Michael and pals abound;
    A mother’s prayer of leaps and bound;
    A sunny boy and his tearful words;
    Thoughts unfurling like flying birds;

    Oh blessed mother and sacred heart;
    Never let us be apart.

    Always learning how to be a man;
    Stand up strong the best he can;
    Always thinking, day and night;
    Love unending, no more fight;

    Oh blessed mother and sacred heart;
    Never let us be apart.

    Remember mother, how she has taught;
    Remember father, how he has wrought;
    By their blood, sweat and tears;
    Faith and hope for many years;

    Oh blessed mother and sacred heart;
    Never let us be apart.

    Second Philosophy

    There are two tests for both sides of this one mirror.
    The tests are designed to show which side is clearer.
    One test teaches the student to internalize;
    while one is for the master to externalize.

    The student asks: ”I need your help. What should I do?”
    The student waited as his anxiety grew.
    The teacher said: ”You have the answers. Why ask me?”
    The student realizes that this is the key.

    The eternal question has been: Which side is correct?
    The path for each one is to unite and connect.

    Hallelujah – Right On!

    Sit at the right hand
    Of the Father by the Sun
    The Holy Spirit
    Blessed be his woman kind
    All done and said, you’re all mine!

    Good News – Trusting in Faith

    Faith is here and there.
    Believe in your own prayer.
    Always be aware.
    Love does not judge or compare.
    Let your fears and hate beware.

    Find a place to start
    And make the most from your chart
    Inside your own heart.
    Think of being a small part.
    Hope to learn of your love art.

    Trust in me and you.
    Rely on our whirled peas view.
    Understand the new.
    Study the old and review.
    Try mixing a different crew.

    Professing Faith

    We believe we’re God, the One and the same.
    We exist alone for this whirled-peas game.
    We believe we’re God, like many others.
    We’re not alone and at peace with brothers.

    I believe I’m God, the One and the same.
    I exist alone in this whirled-whore shame.
    I believe I’m God. And there are others.
    I’m not alone and at war with brothers.

    Analogy of the Faithful

    Faith is like iron.
    Attracts love like a strong magnet
    Silver-white but rusts

    B. CHAOS OF MY EGO

    Revelation of Two Gifts

    What is Truth?

    Truth tickles.

    It makes me laugh.
    It makes me laugh more.
    It is the biggest joke.

    Whatever.

    What is water?

    H2O
    Two parts hydrogen.
    One part oxygen.
    Makes water.

    Refreshing.

    Bearing within a Gift

    A gift of your seed
    from the right hand of Father
    has been well received
    for the sake of our dear Mother.
    Remember to love each other.

    Egoistic Slayer

    I’m here with you and in your hearts.
    I’ll give you more in several parts.
    It is right to create in blessed arts.

    Preface of God’s Light

    You are the Vessel of my Light
    Supplying Love by leaps and bound
    You are my Keeper that won’t lie
    Forever Blocking out the Dark

    I know our worlds will stop this sinning
    Though I’ve cried for You my happy tears
    And when my thought of Love is pending
    My mind will always wish away Your fears

    You are the Vessel of my Light
    Supplying Love by leaps and bound
    You are my Keeper that won’t lie
    Forever Blocking out the Dark

    You must have been my One and Only!
    Because You welcomed my ‘Thank You’!
    And I know that You’re with me again!
    My Love for You is like a dream come true!

    You are the Vessel of my Light
    Supplying Love by leaps and bound
    You are my Keeper that won’t lie
    Forever Blocking out the Dark

    Holy! Hallelujah!

    [Background]
    Hallelujah!
    Hallelujah!
    Holy! Holy!

    Praise to the Fallen

    I :
    Woe to the fallen angel
    whose hopes and dreams went to hell.
    Lonely cries were never heard
    from her dark corner occurred.
    Pressure to bear was too much
    on broken wings, pained to touch.

    II:
    Praise to the fallen angel
    who bade her heartaches farewell.
    One brave soul answered her call
    and rode her to beg and crawl –
    destined to be a succor
    and always be the sucker.

    III:
    Welcome! Oh, fallen angel
    into the fiery pit dwell.
    Perish in eternal flame
    where darkened souls writhe in shame.
    Remember her painful seeds
    where bloody salvation feeds.

    Rescue Mission of the Lost Souls

    Rescue them from death
    Secure us from fear’s darkness
    Cure one from hatred
    Shun me from Omega’s sin
    Lone secret and immortal

    With a Will and True Light
    Before the break of dawn’s flight
    Rest of peas a night
    Square sun spins faster with might
    Snip of dead branches of plight

    The Internal Savior

    Religion is an illusion:
    The deceiver of grand delusion.
    It’s mankind’s greatest confusion.

    Within the box of beautified walls, masses congregate.
    With great pomp and veiled circumstances, people celebrate:
    Where heralded angels and saints assemble to jubilate.

    Abba, Allah, Amon-Ra
    Buddha, Krishna, Yeshuah
    Brahma, Shiva, Vaishnah

    Alpha, Omega
    Mazda Ahurah
    Jahweh, Aloha

    Kami, M-wari
    Eng-Kai, Trinity
    Shang-Ti, Deity

    Memorial – Epitaph

    A Microsoft clipart image of a monument with bats against a black background.
    Rest In Peace

    In memory of Fur-Rin-Duh-San!
    Laughed out loud and died from fun!

    Memorial – Elegy

    Always remember come late December
    to think about love and life.
    Remember to pray, each and everyday,
    to overcome your daily strife.

    Invite pure light that never fails
    to cure your lonely heart.
    Never fail to hope but know
    you’re positive works of art!

    You’ve read my words and heard my thoughts:
    Now it’s time to start.
    Share with me your creative soul
    Unless we now must part.

    Hurry anon but still be here
    To know what else is rife
    Unless I shriek or send a howl
    My ghostly voice will ~EEK~ a fife!

    For my Love

    I flushed you back to your watery ways.
    Love is greater than whatever I paid.
    I failed to continue. I was afraid.
    Connection was compatible but a sad haze.
    I could not express my truth. As I gaze
    into the warmth of the sunshine, I prayed.
    The event horizon has become my shade
    against the darkness in the coming days.

    Without your first contact of a fifth kind,
    my thought of being alone has fled away.
    I’d look up to the sky on any gray day
    and found your reality in my mind.
    My thoughts of you were never far behind.
    Your pleasant dreams are where I will convey.
    I won’t wake you up. I had to obey.
    Our true love has been compliantly blind.

    For my Death

    Where are my flowers you cold hearted cad?
    It’s been over two weeks and now I’m mad.
    My heart is broken and I’m feeling sad.
    May I rest in peace and hope you are glad.

    My flowers are missing or may be lost.
    I dreamt of green flowers and white flake frost.
    Please be aware it’s my heart that you cost.
    May I rest in peace; my feelings were tossed.

    Flowers you meant to send have not arrived.
    Your poems for now is what made me thrived.
    My unhappy heart has left me deprived.
    I’m six feet under knowing I survived.

    In Communication with the Angels

    Angel of death and angel of mercy
    show unto my kindred folks the angel of fun.

    Fighting and fun are not the same.
    Finding lost love is not the game.

    There is no blame.
    There is no shame.

    Angle of fun is of the sun
    that warms the planet with its four golden sons.

    In Praise of Flynn

    When you take a fall and remember naught
    No pain or bruises or injury brought
    Remember well I’m thinking of you
    Love from One equals two

    Do not deny me, don’t push me away
    I’m here to protect you just only say
    I love and thank you for what you’ve done
    One day we’ll meet under the sun

    2. SHARING STUFF

    Oh, Lordy!

    Oaths to fulfill: Please do not kill!
    My hopes and dreams of fun time thrill;
    Prayers of faith, belonging to none;
    I promised to God ‘Thy’ will be done.

    On earth is yours and heaven is mine.
    Please help me out! Give me a sign.
    To spread your seeds of love about,
    And bring forth those with shreds of doubt.

    You promised me and assured my trust.
    Abandoned fear, betrayed to dust.
    Test me not, beyond my soul.
    Will you help fulfill my role?

    Signs of Smiles

    I’ll smile
    But only for awhile
    Until I walk that extra mile
    For you

    Goodbye
    Until we meet again
    It’s not fair to let you go
    Dammit!

    Lamb sakes!

    For Lamb’s sake, you’ve got to be kidding: give me a break!
    For Lamb’s sake, you’ve got to be kidding: give me a break!
    For Lamb’s sake, you’ve got to be kidding: give me LIBERTY!

    Communicating

    These thoughts are mine and take away your breath.
    Gladness is for those who listen to my thoughts.

    Whatever you say!

    Angels Communicating

    Be not afraid.
    We have always loved you.
    Don’t feel betrayed.
    We have always been true.
    Angels have prayed.
    To send God’s love anew.

    Angels Sharing

    Image created by moi by combing two clipart images from Microsoft.
    Peace on Earth! Good Will to Y'all!

    Angels are real.
    Yes they are!
    Don’t have to look very far.

    Somehow and everywhere:
    They’re here with you
    or in the air.

    Keep looking
    and maybe you’ll find
    an angel that’s kind
    in me and you.

    3. CONCLUDING STUFF

    Addressing

    I’m here with you and also in thought.
    May you be blessed with what I’ve taught:

    Again.

    Class dismissed

    Don’t go to pieces even though we’re done.
    Do go and serve by having fun:

    Thank you once again.

    Pikachu Peace
    Pikachu Peace

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