04-07-2011, 07:33 PM
Dear beloved Lars in Yashua,Berek Alaha! Thank you for your kind reply and letting me know of the Book of Before and After compiled by Fr.Younan.Glory to Maryah this is exactly what I was looking for.I will be ordering a copy of it today.I was already going to go to Amazon today to get Magieras Aramaic Peshitta New Testament translation-Messianic version as she uses the Divine names properly in this edition. I own and use her regular Aramaic Peshitta New Testment trans which is very good but in that version she uses the western names.I also have her Aramaic Peshitta New Testament Parallel translations that has Murdocks Peshitta trans,her new Peshitta trans,and also the King James version so the student-reader can compare these wonderful Peshitta translations,one old-Murdocks,and one new-Magieras with the King James version set up in 3 columns.I find it a very useful study Bible in this regard. I own,study,pray and use all of the good available Peshitta english translations published and consider Magieras one of the best,of course all are very good though.Deacon Younans is the best but alas not published yet in a readable format.Thank you again for letting me know of the Book of before and after.It seems way more consice and user friendly than Macleans outdated abbreviated liturgical,academic trans which is so far from being user friendly that it cant be properly used as a prayer book.A daily discipline of prayer of praying the Holy offices-hours of prayer is so very,very important to us as true Apostolic Christians as our lives then center around our Lord,God and Saviour Yashua Msheekha as its nucleus as well as other prayer throughout the day.Also,as we are instructed by the Lord to pray without ceasing,the repetition of the Jesus prayer is a very beautiful,humble and spiritually enlightening exsperience which together with the other forms of prayer deepens and enriches our spiritual lives and brings us ever closer to Almighty MarYah the Father,Alaha the Son,and Alaha the Ruach Ha Kodesh.The Jesus prayer is very common in Oriental and Eastern Orthodox prayer and spiritual life.The prayer is-Lord Jesus Christ,Son of God,have mercy on me a sinner.One closes their eyes and focuses on the heart and prays the first part of the prayer-Lord Jesus Christ,Son of God while inhaling,then prays the second half,have mercy on me a sinner while exhaling.I pray it in Aramaic as the Aramaic carries with it deeper nuances.I translated it and had 2 Syrian Maronite priests I know verify that is is correct.-"Moran Yashua Msheekha Bar Alaha Rehiem Ano Hatoyeh".Within this short but profound prayer our entire faith is contained.This is prayed very much by monastics-monks and sisters in the Orthodox churches.It is to be prayed at all times when the other services of prayers and other prayers and scriptural study,reading of the Fathers and Saints,ect are not being celebrated.It is traditional to use what is called a chotki which is a prayer rope usually made by monks or nuns from wool where a given number of knots are woven using a series of crosses wile weaving each knot.The person praying the prayer lets the knot slip trough their index and thumb each time the prayer is prayed.It is a beautiful practice.Of course the prayer rope is not neccesery it can aid by helping to focus and concentrate and unites the body with the Soul and mind which is essential in prayer as we must silience the mind and body during prayer and live entirely in the Soul-Spirit.Forgive my rambling.Deacon Michael.