Here's one I like a lot, from first nations indigenous translation of the new testament:
“When you pray, do not be like the people from the Outside Nations, who use empty words over and over again, thinking their many words will help them be heard. Your Father, the Creator, already knows what you need even before you ask. 9“Instead, when …
Here's one I like a lot, from first nations indigenous translation of the new testament:
“When you pray, do not be like the people from the Outside Nations, who use empty words over and over again, thinking their many words will help them be heard. Your Father, the Creator, already knows what you need even before you ask. 9“Instead, when you send your voice to the Great Spirit, here is how you should pray: “O Great Spirit, our Father from above, we honor your name as sacred and holy. 10“Bring your good road to us, where the beauty of your ways in the spirit-world above is reflected in the earth below. 11“Provide for us day by day—the elk, the buffalo, and the salmon. The corn, the squash, and the wild rice. All the things we need for each day. 12“Release us from the things we have done wrong, in the same way we release others for the things done wrong to us. 13“Guide us away from the things that tempt us to stray from your good road, and set us free from the evil one and his worthless ways. Aho! May it be so!
Here's one I like a lot, from first nations indigenous translation of the new testament:
“When you pray, do not be like the people from the Outside Nations, who use empty words over and over again, thinking their many words will help them be heard. Your Father, the Creator, already knows what you need even before you ask. 9“Instead, when you send your voice to the Great Spirit, here is how you should pray: “O Great Spirit, our Father from above, we honor your name as sacred and holy. 10“Bring your good road to us, where the beauty of your ways in the spirit-world above is reflected in the earth below. 11“Provide for us day by day—the elk, the buffalo, and the salmon. The corn, the squash, and the wild rice. All the things we need for each day. 12“Release us from the things we have done wrong, in the same way we release others for the things done wrong to us. 13“Guide us away from the things that tempt us to stray from your good road, and set us free from the evil one and his worthless ways. Aho! May it be so!
I love this translation and may use it at our next service. Thank you for sharing it, Chuck.
Aho! May it be so!