As many have discovered, our thoughts and words do create, whether our thoughts or words are flippant or cursory or detailed or passionate. The more engaged we are in our words and thoughts, the more powerful and meaningful the manifestation.
Prayer is a form of meditation; however, in organized religion, we often recited prayers by rote memory – we spew the words on command without intent or having a connection to the prayer’s purpose or meaning.
Although I am no longer religious (I am, however, spiritual), I still sometimes use the memorized prayers to re-center and reconnect with Source; the difference of reciting the prayer before and now is that I am connected to the prayer’s meaning – I am connected to the words, therefore I am connected to the energy and intent of the prayer.
For the purpose of demonstration, I will use The Lord’s Prayer, which I often sing (yes, it had been recorded in song version); but whether I sing or say it, it is not rote.
I am offering my view and interpretation of The Lord’s Prayer with hopes that if/when you utilize any prayers, it will be with a new perspective and appreciation for the words you recite. And, believe it or not, The Lord’s Prayer is new-agey.
Our Father, who art in Heaven
Hallowed be thy Name
- Keeping the Source in reverence and honoring Source (by doing so, we honor ourselves as well)
Thy kingdom come
Thy will be done
- Asking Source to guide you and surrendering to Source’s guidance/direction.
In (on) Earth as it is in Heaven.
- As Above, So Below. Our thoughts create our physical reality/life; our thoughts/prayers can manifest here.
Give us this day
Our daily bread
- Asking the Source to keep us nourished, both physically and spiritually.
Forgive us our debts (trespasses)
As we forgive our debtors (trespassers)
- How very “Karma”. We are asking to clear the slate through forgiveness.
And lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil
- Asking for guidance on staying away, or being protected, from negative influences, both spiritual and physical.
For Thine is the kingdom,
the power
and the glory
- Through the grace and guidance of the Source, we are always able to create this life to be spiritually connected and balanced.
For ever and ever
- The Source, and our connection to Source, extends beyond our physical lives; it is eternal.
Amen
- So Be It. Make is So. And so it shall be.
Again, this is my interpretation; you may have another interpretation, and that is fine – as long as you have an understanding of your intent of the words and have a connection to what you feel the prayer or meditation is meaning to you.
Regardless of your religious/spiritual preferences – prayers, meditation, communing with Source, etc. all have the capability of creating and manifesting when the act is done with conscious intent, connection and/or passion.
Please leave the rote behind, and become consciously aware what it is you are saying/thinking, asking for and putting into motion for manifestation.
by Jan Toomer
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