Father of Light,
You who dwell beyond the stars and yet breathe within the heart of humanity,
let Your name resound like gentle fire within our thoughts.
Let peace descend upon the earth
as dew rests upon the fields in the early morning.
Open the gates of compassion,
so that people may recognize one another as brothers and sisters
even before they speak.
Give us today the bread of wisdom
and the water of inner stillness.
When we wander into pride or fear,
call us back with Your quiet voice.
Forgive us for the walls we build between one another,
as we try to release the pain
others have left within us.
Protect us when darkness disguises itself as truth.
Guide our steps away from bitterness
and keep our spirits awake in times of confusion.
For from You comes the breath of life,
the strength behind the stars,
the love that has no ending.
ܐܒܘܢ ܕܢܘܗܪܐ،
ܐܢܬ ܕܥܡܪ ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܟܘܟܒܐ ܘܢܦܫ ܒܠܒܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ،
ܢܬܩܕܫ ܫܡܟ ܒܚܘܫܒܝ̈ܢ.
ܢܚܘܬ ܫܠܡܟ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ،
ܐܝܟ ܛܠܐ ܕܢܚܬ ܥܠ ܚܩܠ̈ܐ ܒܨܦܪܐ.
ܦܬܚ ܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܡܐ،
ܕܢܕܥܘܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ
ܐܝܟ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܘܚܘ̈ܬܐ.
ܗܒ ܠܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܠܚܡܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ
ܘܡܝ̈ܐ ܕܫܠܝܘܬܐ.
ܘܐܢ ܛܥܝܢܢ ܒܓܐܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܒܕܚܠܬܐ،
ܗܦܟܢ ܒܩܠܟ ܫܠܝܐ.
ܫܒܘܩ ܠܢ ܚܛܗܝ̈ܢ،
ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܦ ܚܢܢ ܫܒܩܝܢܢ
ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܚܛܘ ܠܢ.
ܢܛܪܢ ܡܢ ܚܫܘܟܐ
ܟܕ ܡܬܚܙܐ ܐܝܟ ܫܪܪܐ،
ܘܕܒܪ ܠܢ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܐ.
ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢܟ ܗܘ ܚܝܐ،
ܘܚܝܠܐ،
ܘܚܘܒܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ ܠܐ ܦܐܫ.
ܐܡܝܢ.
ܐܒܘܢ ܕܢܘܗܪܐ
Father of Light,
ܐܢܬ ܕܥܡܪ ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܟܘܟܒܐ ܘܢܦܫ ܒܠܒܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ،
You who dwell beyond the stars and yet breathe within the heart of humanity,
ܢܬܩܕܫ ܫܡܟ ܒܚܘܫܒܝ̈ܢ.
Let Your name resound like gentle fire within our thoughts.
ܢܚܘܬ ܫܠܡܟ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ،
Let peace descend upon the earth
ܐܝܟ ܛܠܐ ܕܢܚܬ ܥܠ ܚܩܠ̈ܐ ܒܨܦܪܐ.
as dew rests upon the fields in the early morning.
ܦܬܚ ܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܡܐ،
Open the gates of compassion,
ܕܢܕܥܘܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ
so that people may recognize one another
ܐܝܟ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܘܚܘ̈ܬܐ.
as brothers and sisters.
ܗܒ ܠܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܠܚܡܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ
Give us today the bread of wisdom
ܘܡܝ̈ܐ ܕܫܠܝܘܬܐ.
and the water of inner stillness.
ܘܐܢ ܛܥܝܢܢ ܒܓܐܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܒܕܚܠܬܐ،
When we wander into pride or fear,
ܗܦܟܢ ܒܩܠܟ ܫܠܝܐ.
call us back with Your quiet voice.
ܫܒܘܩ ܠܢ ܚܛܗܝ̈ܢ،
Forgive us for our sins,
ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܦ ܚܢܢ ܫܒܩܝܢܢ
as we also forgive
ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܚܛܘ ܠܢ.
those who have wronged us.
ܢܛܪܢ ܡܢ ܚܫܘܟܐ
Protect us from darkness
ܟܕ ܡܬܚܙܐ ܐܝܟ ܫܪܪܐ،
when it disguises itself as truth,
ܘܕܒܪ ܠܢ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܐ.
and guide us upon the path of life.
ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢܟ ܗܘ ܚܝܐ،
For from You comes life,
ܘܚܝܠܐ،
and strength,
ܘܚܘܒܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ ܠܐ ܦܐܫ.
and the love that has no ending.
ܐܡܝܢ.
Amen.
