A PRAYER TO GOD
Sloka: “Asatho ma sadh gamaya, thamaso ma
jyothir gamaya, mruthyor ma amrutham gamaya,
krupaya deva sharanagatha vathsala!”
Meaning : “Oh, gracious God! I take refuge in you and pray
wholeheartedly, lead me from untruth into truth,
lead me from darkness into light, lead me
from death into deathless eternal life”
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SLOKA : “ASATO MA SADH GAMAYA”
MEANING : “OH GOD! LEAD ME FROM UNTRUTH (FALSEHOOD) TO TRUTH (REALITY).”
THE TRUTH:
The Bible - “JESUS said to him, I am the WAY the TRUTH, and the LIFE: no man comes to the FATHER (GOD) except through Me.” (John 14:6).
The Bible - Then JESUS said to those who believed on Him, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the TRUTH,
and the TRUTH will set you free.” (John 8:31-32)
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SLOKA : “THAMASO MA JYOTHIR GAMAYA”
MEANING : “OH GOD! LEAD ME FROM DARKNESS (IGNORANCE) TO LIGHT (KNOWLEDGE).”
THE LIGHT:
The Bible - JESUS spoke to them saying, “I am the LIGHT of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in DARKNESS but will have the LIGHT of
life.” (John 8:12)
The Bible - “Anyone who claims to be in the LIGHT but hates a brother or sister is still in the DARKNESS. Anyone who loves their brother and sister
lives in the LIGHT, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble.” (1 John 2:9-10)
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SLOKA : “MRUTHYOR MA AMRUTHAM GAMAYA”
MEANING : “OH GOD! LEAD ME FROM MORTALITY (DEATH) TO IMMORTALITY (ETERNAL LIFE).”
THE RESURRECTION:
The Bible - JESUS said to her, “I am the RESURRECTION and the LIFE. Whoever believes in Me will LIVE, even though he DIES.” (John 11:25)
The Bible - JESUS said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears what I say and believes in the One who sent Me has ETERNAL LIFE.
That person will not be judged guilty.
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SLOKA : “OM SHANTHI SHANTHI SHANTHI”
MEANING : “OH GOD! PEACE PEACE PEACE.”
THE PEACE:
The Bible - JESUS said to him, “PEACE I leave with you; MY PEACE I give to you: not as the world gives do I give to you. Let My perfect PEACE
calm you in every circumstance and give you courage and strength for every challenge.” (John 14:27)
THE GOOD NEWS
(FOR YOU - FOR ME - FOR ALL)
Then the ANGEL said to them, “DO NOT BE AFRAID, for behold, I BRING you ‘GOOD NEWS’ of GREAT JOY which will be FOR ALL PEOPLE. For in the CITY of DAVID a SAVIOR is BORN to YOU, who is CHRIST the LORD.” (Luke 2:10-11)
Approximately, 2000 years ago, the Angels literally descended from heaven and proclaimed this ‘GOOD NEWS’ of GREAT JOY to ‘ALL MANKIND’. A message of hope to all mankind from God the Creator, that brought about an unforgettable great change in the world history. It was ‘THE DAY’ when the Angels proclaimed to all mankind that the Son of God, the Image of God Himself, the First born of all creation, by whom all things were created, had descended from heaven to earth, and was born of a virgin, in the village called Bethlehem, to make ATONEMENT for the REMISSION (FORGIVENESS) of SINS of ALL MANKIND.
AT A TIME when whole earth was corrupted and the wickedness of man was great on the earth; all human beings having distanced themselves from all truth, have become unrighteous and selfish, and as a result were experiencing untold miseries; the poorest of the poor were living in a state of complete hopelessness; orphans and widows with no means of support, lacking love and compassion, were suffering from hunger and thirst; when weaker people have become the target of stronger people’s oppression; the sick people were crying for help in desperation for deliverance from their diseases; men having become slaves to bad habits and making debts, and not able to clear their debts were attempting suicides; when men, because of their continual sins, having come under God’s curse, were getting closer to hell rather than heaven.
The Son of God became the Son of Man, and came down from heaven to the earth, and was born in the City of David called Bethlehem – to change every situation, to solve every problem; to break every curse; to give hope to the hopeless; to bind up the broken hearted; and deliver people from all their troubles and fears.
And being the Creator of us all, took on himself the responsibility of making atonement for all the sins that we have committed; came down from heaven and shed His precious and holy blood on the cross for the remission (forgiveness) of our sins; died and rose again from the dead on the third day, that we may escape HELL (Naraka) and spend our eternity in HEAVEN (Swarga) - this is the ‘GOOD NEWS’ that the Angels that came down from heaven, proclaimed to ALL MANKIND on that auspicious DAY.
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SAY THIS PRAYER
My dear Heavenly Father, I thank you for answering my prayer. Thank you for leading me into the TRUTH and showing me the LIGHT of life. I believe that you have sent your own Son, Jesus Christ to this world in order to save us all from our sins and to give us the Eternal life. I also believe that, It is only through HIM, we will not be judged guilty. Please forgive my sins with your abundant Grace and bless me with your PEACE to live a sin-free life. Guide me through your HOLY SPIRIT, In Jesus name I pray. AMEN, AMEN, AMEN.