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Lord Ahura Mazda

This prayer that I have written I wish to share with others:
I seek Thy blessings Oh Lord Ahura Mazda/Not for myself/But for all my loved ones/Light me your lamp my Lord/For I know not where my path leads me as I am blind without thy beacon/Wiley men in the guise of your angels, tried to trap me in their black hole/But always Thee have appeared before me/And with Thy divine glow steered me back onto my destined path.
Now I am so fortunate that Thee chose me to be one of your messengers/For this I am forever beholden to Thee/I remain your obsessed believer, your loving servant —/I believe — I believe — I believe/Hear then my prayer dear Lord.
Oh Lord Ahura Mazda/With Thy divine strength/I spread Thy message far and wide,/Your message — of love — of purity — of sacrifice/Of noble service — of giving — of believing —/Yet I am not without fault — my Lord/Oh Great Ahura Mazda/Forgive me my weaknesses/Forgive me my greed/Forgive me my failings — Punish me physically for those times I have failed to heed your warning/For my lapses my family doth suffer/But eternally your lamp continues to light my path/Leading me out of my darkness/You have lent me your strength that I am strong/You have lent me your wisdom that I am wise/You have lent me your patience that I can wait for Thee/For Thy message!
Oh Lord Ahura Mazda/With Thee by my side — my Lord —/I serve them.../I serve my loved ones/I fight for them to my last drop of blood/I struggle for their peace to the last breath of my life/I love them for every moment of my existence/I feel for them every second of their pain —/I welcome their suffering on myself so that they can be relieved from it/With Thy blessing — with Thy divine touch — release my loved ones/Only — into — a peace — harmony — and ecstasy/Give unto them the power to behold your divine wisdom/So that your wisdom doth envelope them/Weave your divine mantle of protection/Around my loved ones Oh Lord —/To succor them from all sicknesses, all pain, all tragedy, all agony/At all times protect them my Lord.
Oh Lord Ahura Mazda/On the land/In the air/Over the sea/Bring them home safely to me —/My Lord Ahura Mazda/This then is my prayer/Make me humble — make me humble — make me humble/Hear me My Lord Ahura Mazda/I seek Thy blessings/I prostrate myself before Thee.
CYRUS A. ENGINEER
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