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READINGS ARCHIVE
UNIVERSAL
WORSHIP AND Theme: The Messenger And The Spirit of
Guidance Toward the One,... (after lighting taper) To the glory of the Omnipresent God, we kindle the light symbolically representing the...Hindu Religion, Buddhist Religion, Zoroastrian Religion, Native American Religion, Divine Feminine, Jewish Religion, Christian Religion, Religion of Islam (lighting each candle with the word kindle.) To the glory of the Omnipresent God, we kindle the light
symbolically
representing all those who whether known or unknown to the world, have
held
aloft the light of Truth through the
darkness of human ignorance. (lighting the Spirit of Guidance
candle) Let us pray. Saum Praise be to thee...(while facing the God candle) We will read from the World Scriptures We read in the Hindu Scriptures Srimad Bhagavatam 11.12 We offer to the Omniscient God, our reverence, our homage,
and our
gratitude for the Light of the Divine Wisdom. We will read in the Buddhist Scriptures Know then, that from time to
time a
Tathagata is born into the world, a fully Enlightened One, blessed and
worthy,
abounding in wisdom and goodness, happy with the knowledge of the
worlds,
unsurpassed as a guide to erring mortals, a teacher of
gods and
men, a blessed Buddha. He thoroughly
understands this universe, as though he saw it face to face....The
Truth does
he proclaim both in its letter and in its spirit, lovely in its origin,
lovely
in its progress, lovely in its consummation.
A higher life does he make known in all
its
purity and in all its perfection. Digha Nikaya xiii, Tevigga Sutta We offer to the Omniscient God, our reverence, our homage,
and our
gratitude for the Light of the Divine Compassion We will read in the Zoroastrian Scriptures To me, Zarathustra, the prophet
and
sworn friend of righteousness, Lifting my voice with
veneration, O Wise
One, May the creator of the mind's
force
show, as Good Mind, His precepts, that they may be
the path
of my tongue. Yasna
50.6 We offer to the Omniscient God, our reverence, our homage,
and our
gratitude for the Light of the Divine Purity We will read in the Native American Scriptures "Hear me, four quarters of the world -- a relative I am! Give me the strength to walk the soft earth, a relative to all that is! Give me the eyes to see and the strength to understand that I may be like you… Great Spirit, Great Spirit, my Grandfather, all over the earth the faces of living things are all alike. With tenderness have these come up out of the ground. Look upon these faces of children without number and with children in their arms that they may face the winds and walk the good road to the day of quiet." Black Elk, Life Prayers We offer to the Omniscient God, our reverence, our homage,
and our
gratitude for the Light of the Divine Nature We will read in the Divine Feminine Scriptures " O friend, understand: the body is like the ocean, rich with hidden treasures. Open your inmost chamber and light its lamp. With the body are gardens, rare flowers, peacocks, the inner Music; within the body a lake of bliss, on it the
white soul-swans take
their And in the body, a vast market -- go there, trade, sell yourself for a profit you can't spend. Mira says, her Lord is bdyond praising. Allow her to dwell near Your feet." Mirabai, Women in Praise of the Sacred We offer to the Omniscient God, our reverence, our homage,
and our gratitude
for the Light of the Divine Love We will read in the Jewish Scriptures The Lord said to Moses, "Come
up to me on the
mountain, and wait there, and I will give you the tables of stone, with
the law
and the commandment, which I have written for their instruction." So Moses rose with his servant Joshua, and
Moses went up into the Exodus
14.12-18 We offer to the Omniscient God, our reverence, our homage,
and our
gratitude for the Light of the Divine Law We will read in the Christian Scriptures I have come as a light into the
world,
that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.
If anyone hears my sayings and does not keep
them, I do not world. He who re John
12.46-50 We offer to the Omniscient God, our reverence, our homage,
and our
gratitude for the Light of the Divine Self-Sacrifice We will read in the Scriptures of Islam Prophet, we have sent you as a
witness,
and good tidings to bear and warning, calling unto God by His leave,
and as a
light-giving lamp. Qur'an
33.45-46 Say, "Obey God, and obey the
Messenger; then, if you turn away, only upon him rests what is laid on
him, and
upon you rests what is laid on you. If
you obey him, you will be guided. It is
only for the Messenger to deliver the manifest Message." Qur'an
24.54 We offer to the Omniscient God, our reverence, our homage,
and our
gratitude for the Light of the Divine
Unity We will now have a few minutes of silence (three minutes) Let us pray Salat Most gracious Lord, Master Messiah,...(facing the God candle) At the
moment
when I shall be leaving this earth, it is not the number of followers
which
will make me proud; it is the thought that I have delivered His message
to some
souls that will console me, and the feeling that it helped them through
life
that will bring me satisfaction. Hazart Inayat Khan, Gayan p. 82 We offer to the Omniscient God, our reverence, our homage,
and our
gratitude for the Light of the Divine Truth Sermon Drawing on Hazrat Inayat
Khan's talk on the Spirit of Guidance delivered Let us pray Khatum O Thou, Who art the Perfection of Love, Harmony and Beauty... (facing the God candle) Benediction (facing the congregation) May the Blessing of God rest upon you; may God's Peace abide with you; may God's presence illuminate your hearts now and for evermore. Amen |