Ordets makt

"Troen på ordets makt er universell. Den finnes i skapelsesmyter over hele verden. "I begynnelsen var ordet", sier vi i Vesten. Ifølge en gammel egyptisk skapelsesberetning var Skaperens første handling å plukke et siv, skjære en splitt i enden av det og skrive frem verden. De australske urinnvånerne beskriver hvordan Skaperen først steg ut av det formløse intet og sang frem verden - ord satt til musikk. Disse mytene knytter sammen ord og verden."

Right Human Relations

"God, let there be Peace on Earth, and let it begin with me.

Help us live with Right Human Relations so we can find peaceful solutions to the problems within humanity.

May Peace prevail on Earth."

(Prayer)

Håpets tegn mellom jord og himmel

"Dette er tegnet på pakten jeg oppretter
mellom meg og dere
og hver levende skapning som er hos dere,
for de kommende ætter i alle tider:
Jeg setter min bue i skyene
og den skal være et tegn på pakten
mellom meg og Jorden
Når jeg samler skyer over jorden
og buen blir synlig i skyene
da vil jeg huske den pakt
som er mellom meg og dere.."

Tea beside the fire

May you always have

Walls for the wind,

A roof for the rain,

Tea beside the fire,

Laughter to cheer you,

Those you love near you,

- and all your heart might desire.

Mantra for Unification

The sons of men are one
and I am one with them.
I seek to love, not hate.
I seek to serve and not exact due service.
I seek to heal, not hurt.
Let pain bring due reward of light and love.
Let the soul control the outer form and life and all events,
and bring to light the love which underlies
the happenings of the time.
Let vision come and insight.
Let the future stand revealed.
Let inner union demonstrate and outer cleavages
be gone -
Let love prevail.
Let all men love.

May you

May you sail far to the far fields of fortune

With diamonds and pearls at your head and your feet

And may you need never to banish misfortune

May you find kindness in all that you meet

May there always be angels to watch over you

To guide you each step of the way

May you bring love and may you bring happiness

Be loved in return to the end of your days.



(Earthsongs)

Clothe yourselves with love

Hindu Peace Chant

As God's chosen ones, holy and beloved,
clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness,
humility, meekness and patience.
Bear with one another and,
if anyone has a complaint against another,
forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you,
so you must also forgive.
Above all, clothe yourselves with love,
which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,
to which indeed you were called in the one body.
And be thankful.



(St Paul)

Lord, make me an instrument of your Peace

Lord, make me an instrument
Of your peace.
Where there is hatred,
Let me bring love;
Where there is injury,
Let me bring pardon
Where there is doubt,
Let me bring faith;
Where there is despair,
Let me bring hope;
Where there is darkness
Let me bring light;
Where there is sadness,
Let me bring joy.

O divine Master,
Grant that I may seek not so much
To be consoled, as to console,
To be understood, as to understand;
To be loved, as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
It is in dying that we are born
To eternal life.



(St. Francis of Assisi)

Keltisk Velsignelse

Må din vei komme deg i møte
Vinden alltid være bak din rygg
Solens lys leke på ditt kinn
Regnet falle vennlig mot din jord
Og må Guds gode hånd
verne om deg til vi møtes igjen.



Keltisk Velsignelse

Easter Blessing

- Bless this day the joy of life,
The revelation of the flesh,
The paradise of man and wife
Joined to share the gift of bliss.

Bless this day the pain of life,
The passion that redeems the flesh,
The love between a man and wife
Beyond all agony and bliss.

Bless this day the end of life,
The peace within the dying flesh,
The bond between a man and wife
That long outlasts their bit of bliss.

Bless this day the whole of life,
The grace of being more than flesh,
The voyage of a man and wife
Across the mystery of bliss.


J.S. Bach

Alt lever i oss

- Rådende syn i dag

er at man skal være sterk og besluttsom,

ha sterk selvtillit,

og helst ikke vise svakhet eller usikkerhet.

En skal vite, og alltid kunne svare for,

hvem man er, og hva man vil.

Den Hellige Birgitta viser gjennom sitt liv

og sine bønner

at frykt og tvil er en del av livet,

og ikke en motsetning til å ville noe.

Alt lever i oss,

både lys og mørke.



Eli Helland