Morning, Daily and Evening Prayer
The first prayer that Jesus would have learnt from his mother, like all other Jewish children, was called the ‘Shema Israel, part act of faith, part prayer. Its first words proclaimed belief in the One God who should be loved ‘with the whole heart and mind and with one’s whole strength’. This embodied the essence of Jewish wisdom that Jesus had come to bring to perfection. The ‘Shema’ was the first prayer to be said on the Sabbath in the synagogue where it was also said three times a day to coincide with the sacrifices made in the Temple. For those who were unable to go to the Synagogue, it was said at work, in the fields, or at home, so that the whole day would be dedicated to the love of God. more
I love your header..now this is one photo that is saturated with the Spirit and imbued with a mystical presence
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Not surprised you think so.Figure kneeling in prayer, 1856, by Francois-Barthelemy-Marius Abel (1832-1870).watercolour and brown ink.
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ahhhh….might look this fellow up
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As a starter….
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thank-you; when I typed in his name under Google images, all sorts of strange images popped up
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wow.. a larger image is even better
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“Hear, O Israel: the LORD is our God, the LORD is One.” 🙂
Still true, in a sense, in our understanding of the Trinity: and worth remembering.
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How true Brian. Thank you.
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