Lord's Prayer

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

For several reasons, this is one of my favorite prayers. I get it. To me, it captures the very essence of our journey and existence. Right form the start: Our father, who art in heaven, hallow be thy name; We humbly recognize the universal force, god, Allah or Yahweh; we sing praise to his name; and we pray that god's kingdom in heaven manifests on earth.

And forgive us our trespasses and we forgive those who trespass against us...

Second, this prayer acknowledges the relationship of seeking forgiveness and forgiving. In essence, in order to be forgiven one has forgive. This reality, I firmly believe. The act of god forgiving us, is an act of our conscience being released from guilt. Without releasing people we perceive trespass against us, we can not fully be delivered from self-guilt because we have yet to master the symbiotic relationship of forgive/forgiven.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

This is the law of attraction, like energy seeking like energy. To follow god - that which is good - so we are not seduced by negativity - that which is evil - is an act of calling upon the laws of attraction in order to emancipate or deliver us from darkness.

I try to say this prayer several times a day. The Lord's Prayer reminds me that my universe is a reflection of my thoughts. My actions are a manifestation of my thoughts. If my prayer, meditation and thoughts are aligned with god, then I call for heaven on earth... god's will be done. Amen