O triune God, revealed as the Father, the Son and the Holy spirit, I give Thee many praises for
Thy manifestation. Thou art not the God that is hidden but one who doth reveal thyself. As Thou
art the God revealing to me Thy qualities, Thy deeds and Thy greatness, I bless Thee. Thou art
revealed as one and three persons at the same time. We can not understand the mystery, yet we
believe. I can understand it when I reach heaven. How can I understand Thy infinite wisdom with
my limited knowledge ? I shall be learning anew the things about Thee, into endless time. As there
isno end to Thy revelation and my learning of it, I offer my endless praises to Thee.
· glory incarnate ! O the incarnation of bliss ! I believe that Thou wilt give me the blissfulstate of
spending my time always in Thy presence, in Thy fellowship, and in beholding Thy face for Thy
glory, and I laud Thee accordingly.
· O God, who hast endowed us with body ! we exalt Thee. Thou art transforming this body which is
sinful into a holy one. Finally, Thou shalt give me a glorious body and receive me to Thyself.
Hence, I give Thee y thanks. Thou didst reveal Thyself in three ways. Likewise, Thou hast given
me three kinds of state which are life, body and spirit, and for them I give my veneration. I praise
Thee for uniting these three to make me one person. On one hand I am like Thy child, while on
the other, I count for three individuals. For this unique creation I give my praises. Father, I believe
that Thou wilt help me retain all the things Thou hast given me and I glorify Thee.
· Father, who can describe Thy state, Thy deeds, Thy divine qualities, Thy treatment of me and Thy
glory ? So, I give Thee many salutations.
· O Father the generous Giver, I exalt Thee for Thy free-gifts. The air is freely given and I pay no
tax. Even, in case I pay, it won’t be enough. I praise Thee for all Thy free gifts as long as they
last. Since the time Thou didst create the world, till the end of it, Thou hast been giving freely, to
all the humanbeings, both the unfaithful and the faithful, all the animals, all the vegetation and all
the living things. If we try to acquire them ourselves, we can not secure even a bit.Thou art giving
us innumerable fruits and vegetables.Many are left after we have consumed them. So we exalt
Thee. The waters also remain unused. There are many minerals and metals Thou hast kept
underneath the earth.Men have not utilized them still. They are using only a few of them. The air
is not getting exhausted. The things Thou hast placed on the table before us are not being consumed
fully.As we keep on using them from one side, Thou art continuously giving anew on the other.
Who can describe Thy giving nature ? We are not able to utilize all of them on account of our
foolishness. If all men have the ability to receive. Thy gifts, all would be rich without exception
and none would be left poor. There is nothing that is useless in the things created by Thee. Thou
art spending much in my care everyday. Can I pay if Thou dost prepare bill ?For Thy gifts given
every minute, I offer my grateful thanks to Thee.
· O Father, of all the gifts that Thou hast given, the gift of Thy son is the most significant and
infinite. The reason why I should praise Thee is that I am duty bound to venerate Thee every
moment. There isno greater gift than Thy son. And for that I bless Thee. What can I say to Thy
injunction that I should discard sin, be baptized, receive Salvation, partake of Thy holy communion,
do service in the salvation of others, have Thy holy Book imprinted in my heart and that I
should reach Thy holy presence at the end of my life! If I sit up to count Thy gifts, my life-time
will not be enough. Although our faith, our understanding and our praise is very little in Thy sight,
it is amazing that Thou dost accept it. What can I say, and how can I describe ! With whatever care
I praise Thee, it still falls short. Yet, Thou art delighed, for which I laud Thee. There is not gift
beyond the gift of Thy Son, no grace beyond the grace Thou dost show, and no salvation outside
Thy Church. Hence, I give Thee countless praises for Thy magnanimity.
- by Father M Devadas
Thy manifestation. Thou art not the God that is hidden but one who doth reveal thyself. As Thou
art the God revealing to me Thy qualities, Thy deeds and Thy greatness, I bless Thee. Thou art
revealed as one and three persons at the same time. We can not understand the mystery, yet we
believe. I can understand it when I reach heaven. How can I understand Thy infinite wisdom with
my limited knowledge ? I shall be learning anew the things about Thee, into endless time. As there
isno end to Thy revelation and my learning of it, I offer my endless praises to Thee.
· glory incarnate ! O the incarnation of bliss ! I believe that Thou wilt give me the blissfulstate of
spending my time always in Thy presence, in Thy fellowship, and in beholding Thy face for Thy
glory, and I laud Thee accordingly.
· O God, who hast endowed us with body ! we exalt Thee. Thou art transforming this body which is
sinful into a holy one. Finally, Thou shalt give me a glorious body and receive me to Thyself.
Hence, I give Thee y thanks. Thou didst reveal Thyself in three ways. Likewise, Thou hast given
me three kinds of state which are life, body and spirit, and for them I give my veneration. I praise
Thee for uniting these three to make me one person. On one hand I am like Thy child, while on
the other, I count for three individuals. For this unique creation I give my praises. Father, I believe
that Thou wilt help me retain all the things Thou hast given me and I glorify Thee.
· Father, who can describe Thy state, Thy deeds, Thy divine qualities, Thy treatment of me and Thy
glory ? So, I give Thee many salutations.
· O Father the generous Giver, I exalt Thee for Thy free-gifts. The air is freely given and I pay no
tax. Even, in case I pay, it won’t be enough. I praise Thee for all Thy free gifts as long as they
last. Since the time Thou didst create the world, till the end of it, Thou hast been giving freely, to
all the humanbeings, both the unfaithful and the faithful, all the animals, all the vegetation and all
the living things. If we try to acquire them ourselves, we can not secure even a bit.Thou art giving
us innumerable fruits and vegetables.Many are left after we have consumed them. So we exalt
Thee. The waters also remain unused. There are many minerals and metals Thou hast kept
underneath the earth.Men have not utilized them still. They are using only a few of them. The air
is not getting exhausted. The things Thou hast placed on the table before us are not being consumed
fully.As we keep on using them from one side, Thou art continuously giving anew on the other.
Who can describe Thy giving nature ? We are not able to utilize all of them on account of our
foolishness. If all men have the ability to receive. Thy gifts, all would be rich without exception
and none would be left poor. There is nothing that is useless in the things created by Thee. Thou
art spending much in my care everyday. Can I pay if Thou dost prepare bill ?For Thy gifts given
every minute, I offer my grateful thanks to Thee.
· O Father, of all the gifts that Thou hast given, the gift of Thy son is the most significant and
infinite. The reason why I should praise Thee is that I am duty bound to venerate Thee every
moment. There isno greater gift than Thy son. And for that I bless Thee. What can I say to Thy
injunction that I should discard sin, be baptized, receive Salvation, partake of Thy holy communion,
do service in the salvation of others, have Thy holy Book imprinted in my heart and that I
should reach Thy holy presence at the end of my life! If I sit up to count Thy gifts, my life-time
will not be enough. Although our faith, our understanding and our praise is very little in Thy sight,
it is amazing that Thou dost accept it. What can I say, and how can I describe ! With whatever care
I praise Thee, it still falls short. Yet, Thou art delighed, for which I laud Thee. There is not gift
beyond the gift of Thy Son, no grace beyond the grace Thou dost show, and no salvation outside
Thy Church. Hence, I give Thee countless praises for Thy magnanimity.
- by Father M Devadas
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