To read my introduction to breathing prayers, please see, “Breathing and praying”, here: https: //wp.me/p45bCr-hHf.
Humankind was created as God’s reflection: in the divine image God created them; female and male, God made them (Genesis 1:27; TIB).
O my Father,
And my Mother;
O my Sister,
And my Brother:
You are One –
There is no other.
O my Father,
And my Mother;
O my Sister,
And my Brother:
You are God –
There is no other.
O my Father,
And my Mother;
O my Sister,
And my Brother:
We are one –
There is no other.
You have been chosen to know me, believe in me, and understand that I alone am God. There is no other God – there never has been, and there never will be (Isaiah 43:10; NLT).
References
God is our Father:
O LORD, you are our Father (Isaiah 64:8; NLT).
God is our Mother:
Will I, who causes others to give birth, not also give birth myself, says the Lord? Will I, who bestows generation upon others, be barren myself, says the Lord your God? (Isaiah 66:9; CPDV).
The Holy Spirit is our Sister:
God has revealed this wisdom to us through the Holy Spirit. She searches out all things, even the deep things of God (1 Corinthians 2:10; TIB).
Christ is our Brother:
Jesus asked, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” Then he pointed to his disciples and said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers. Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother!” (Matthew 12:48-50; NLT).
The LORD is one (Deuteronomy 6:4; NIV).
You shall have no other gods before me (Deuteronomy 5:7; NIV).
There is no other god but me! (Deuteronomy 32:39; NLT)
Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God (John 6:68-9; NIV).