I am now in a meeting of an exchange programme partners in Norway.
The exchange programme is called Team Nettwork.
It is a part of NMS (The Norwegian Missionary Society) programme.
I have been here, in place called “Hald Internasjole Senter” since last Sunday.
We are at least 12 people from 12 different countries in the world such as Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Kenya, Unganda, Cameroon, Rwanda, Madagascar, Thailand, Laos, Nepal and Norway. Morover, we are from different denominations such Lutheran, Catholics, Pentecostal.
Of course, the meeting is conducted in English.
But yesterday evening, it was so special.
We had a “Praise and Worship” night together.
The songs, sharings and so on were in English.
But to close the session, we were asked to pray the “Lord Prayer” in our each own language, national or local.
That was the precious moment for me.
I couldn’t imagine how God understands all of these languages!!!
So amazing!!! I liked it so much.
It gave me the impression that God is Allmighty!!! He can do everything!!! He can understand every language.
Thanks so much for this post.
Several of us at the WCC have been saying for a while what an amazing and powerful sign of our unity it is to prayer the Lord’s prayer together in our different languages. It’s a very beautiful brouhaha as the French would say. It’s also truly a symbol of unity in diversity for me.
God understands us in our mother tongue, or in whichever langauge we manage to find to begin to pray to God.
All prayer is to some extent not perfect but incomplete communicaiton, made only complete by God’s perfect listening.
God Bless
Jane
Truly God hears us despite our different languages.. I also experience “this” when we had our devotion in Hong Kong.. it was the last day and we prayed the Lord’s Prayer in our mother tongue…=)
Please I would love getting the Lord’s Prayer in some Asian Languages such as Mandarin, Korean and Thai
Would you mind helping me on the matter? I would appreciate it so highly and God himeslf will bless you a lot.
ANGELO
Chinese/Mandarin Version of Lord’s Prayer.
我們在天上的父，
願人都尊祢的名為聖，
願祢的國降臨，
願祢的旨意行在地上，
如同行在天上。
我們日用的飲食，
今日賜給我們，
免我們的債，
如同我們免了人的債，
不叫我們遇見試探，
救我們脫離兇惡，
因為國度、權柄、榮耀，全是祢的，
直到永遠。阿們！
Lord’s prayer in other languages, not only Asian, but nearly any languages you can think of:
Visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord's_Prayer_in_different_languages
we serve the author of all languages, Abba, provider sustainer, too close who can hear and know what we say and think, so pls continue practicing it! blessed be the alimghty one who called us to the kingdom of wounders and salvation, freedom and equality,,,
abbi abbatachin hoi/ Amaric/ lord,s prayer first phrase
God is good worship him!