Saturday, 16 April 2011

Praising God for His divine attributes - 1

THE CELESTIAL BEING : God is the God Himself. God is the wonderful one. He
is the First one, existing even before anything that was created. He is the great, good and
eternal God. Though He is without form, He is a person.
Faith and praise : Oh God as you are the true God you are beyond the very idea of our
knowledge. So we extol your excellent greatness. You yourself have formed the idea of your
existence. Hence we adore you.

· LIFE : Since God is full of life and activity He cannot remain inactive and idle. He can
not stay away from creating man even when He knows that man will fall into sin. He
rather may save the sinner but did not stop creating Him. The divine attribute of Life is
all pervasive with all his other attributes. Likewise each divine attribute is pervasive with
all the remaining divine qualities. All the divine qualities are interrelated. Each divine
quality, while in activity, mingles with the other divine qualities emerging as a single
divine attribute.
Faith and Praise : O God you being life itself continue to inspire us with life daily,
hence we worship you. When the life which was poured in me by you recedes (Weakens) You
are the only one that strengthens and renews my life for which we magnify you. You are the
sustainer of life in every human-being. When the human beings lose the strength of life they will
die. In due time, you will resurrect them and will make them alive again. So we praise you for
your great creative power. You are the source of life, not only for the physical life, but also for
our spiritual life. Whenever I become weak in my spiritual life, only you revive and strengthen
me with the gift of renewed life. So we extol your good deeds. You have started this good work
in me now and here itself to bless me with eternal life in heaven. So we offer our thankful
praises. As you are living eternally you granted grace to live with you forever and ever. Accept
our worship and praise.
· LOVE : God is the Love by nature. So He forgives us no matter how many times we
sin. He prepared everything we need even before we were created. Bestowing us with
all these things we desire vivid(clear) evidence of his love.
Faith and praise : O God we worship you for you are the embodiment of Love. You
could not keep away form creating me becuase you yourself is Love. You created me intending
that I could be with you in your presence for ever. So grateful salutes to you. Just becuase of
your love towards me you have prepared everything I need even before I was born. Your
exceeding love for me has otivated you to become a man like me in every aspect keeping my
salvation in your mind. For this we extol your great Name. In this context I am exceedingly
delighted to read the verse which goes “For God so loved the world that He gave his only
begotten Son” You have implanted this nature of love in men unto men and in creatures unto
creatures to understand your love for us explicitly. You have revealed your great qualities such
as your love in the word of God and you are teaching us by your Holy spirit. So for these gifts
that reveal your love we praise you.


 - by Father M Devadas

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