Iesus Teacheth how to Pray
1. As Iesus was praying in a certain place on a mountain, some of his disciples came unto him, and one of then said,
Lord teach us how to pray.
And Iesus said unto them,
When thou prayest enter into thy secret chamber, and when thou hast closed the door, pray to Abba Amma Who is above and within thee, and thy Father-Mother Who seest all that is secret shall answer thee openly.
2. But when ye are gathered together, and pray in common, use not vain repetitions, for your heavenly Parent knoweth what things ye have need of before ye ask them. After this manner therefore pray ye:—
3. Our Father-Mother Who art above and within:
Hallowed be Thy Name in twofold Trinity.
In Wisdom, Love and Equity Thy Kingdom come to all.
Thy will be done, As in Heaven so in Earth.
Give us day by day to partake of Thy holy Bread, and the fruit of the living Vine.
As Thou dost forgive us our trespasses, so may we forgive others who trespass against us.
Shew upon us Thy goodness, that to others we may shew the same.
In the hour of temptation, deliver us from evil.
4. Shew upon us Thy goodness, that to others we may shew the same.
In the hour of temptation, deliver us from evil.
5. And wheresoever there are seven gathered together in My Name there am I in the midst of them; yea, if only there be three or two; and where there is but one who prayeth in secret, I am with that one.
6. Raise the Stone, and there thou shall find me. Cleave the wood, and there am I. For in the fire and in the water (even as in every living form) God is manifest as it’s Life and it’s Substance.
7. AND the Lord said,
If thy brother hath sinned in word seven times a day, and seven times a day hath made amendment, receive him.
Simon said to him,
Seven times a day ?
Error even in Prophets
8. The Lord answered and said to him,
I tell thee also unto seventy times seven, for even in the Prophets, after they were anointed by the Spirits utterance (of sin) was found.
9. Be ye therefore considerate, be tender, be ye pitiful, be ye kind, not to your own kind alone, but to every creature (which is within your care) for ye are to them [as] gods, to whom they look in their need. Be ye slow to anger for many sin in anger (which they amended of) when their anger was past.
10. AND there was a man whose hand was withered and he came to Iesus and said,
Lord, I was a mason[1] seeking sustenance by my hands, I beseech thee restore to me my health that I may not beg for food with shame.
And Iesus healed him, saying
There is a house made without hands, seek that thou mayest dwell therein.
LECTION 19. 2 -There are two versions given of the Lord's Prayer, this one, the fullest, being given to the Twelve and their companions, and a shorter form afterwards to the people in his Sermon on the Mount.
v. 5, 6 -An ancient saying, long lost to the Church. The all-pervading nature of Deity seems plainly taught, which, in a recently recovered fragment, is obscure.
Definition: a person whose work is building with stone, brick, concrete, etc.