From brother Murad Phil:
Mark your calendars for a very special event, the Aramaic Lord’s Prayer cycle of dance
Keystone Congregational Church,
5019 Keystone Pl N, Seattle, WA 98103.
Wednesday, Dec. 11 @ 7:30 pm
(to celebrate and dance the Aramaic Lord’s Prayer).
Once again we will be steeping in the words of Yeshua (Jesus) in his native tongue, Aramaic, joining in his breath, giving ourselves to his profound invitation and guidance for realizing the Christ presence within.
Through his prayer, Yeshua beckons us to surrender to the immense and timeless longing at the depths of our being. Dancing, chanting and breathing the native words of his prayer, gradually or all at once, we sense our dance becoming one with the root movement of Creation.
May we offer our dance as an act of surrender into this universal movement at the core of our being, that we may emerge with renewed clarity, vitality and compassion. Especially during times when our human family is deeply divided and polarized, it becomes all the more vital that we renew our connection to the inner sources of strength, peace, and compassion. Many of us have found the Aramaic prayer cycle to be a potent vehicle for the journey.
I, personally, will be preparing by meditating and praying with each line, one at a time per 5 to 7 day periods. If you feel drawn to do so, you are most welcome to join me. I will be sending out brief reminders as we move from one line to the next. The practice can be anything that works for you. For me, it can be anything from meditating on a line over a period of some time, chanting with simple body practices, or simply sensing the
subtle energetic qualities awakened by each line even if only in a brief moment of silence.
Please come and add your vitally important breath and presence!
Starting now with the first line:
Abwoon d’bwashmaya
[translations by Neil Douglas Klotz, PhD. (aka Murshid Saadi)]
O Birther! Father-Mother of the Cosmos, you create all that moves in light.
O Thou! The Breathing Life of all, Creator of the Shimmering Sound that
touches us.
Respiration of all worlds, we hear you breathing – in and out – in silence.
Source of Sound: in the war and the whisper, in the breeze and the
whirlwind, we hear your Name.
Radiant One: You shine within us, outside us – even darkness shines – when
we remember.
Name of the names, our small identity unravels in your, you give it back as
a lesson. Wordless Action, Silent Potency – where years and eyes awakened,
their heaven comes.
O Birther! Father-Mother of the Cosmos!