Honoring All Faith Traditions
We believe in freedom for people in matters
of faith. The essence of spirituality,
as well as religion, is a higher consciousness of
God. We believe there are seeds of truth in all the
world's religions. Different faith traditions are
like spokes on a wheel with the hub being God. They
may be set apart by a variance of beliefs and approaches,
different shades of theological interpretation, and
a variety of rites and practices, but they are all
seeking the One God (the One Presence, the One Reality,
the Infinite Isness) at the center of all life.
 We believe that all spiritual/religious paths
are valid expressions of honoring the Sacred. We
honor all faith traditions to the degree that they
do not injure others, infringe upon interfaith spiritual
and religious rites and practices, or attempt to
force their theology on others.
We strive to create a sacred space filled
with love, joy, peace, and acceptance where all people
are supported in being their most authentic Christ
self. We believe strongly that everyone
is the Christ expressing at the point of him or her.
We believe we are all expressions of the One Reality
we call God. We believe that when everyone honors
the Christ Presence within themselves and within
others that there will be world peace, oneness, and
universal love.
We see immense value in interpreting Interfaith
holy scripture metaphysically. In our ever-expanding
openness to divine insights, revelations, and scholarship
we believe metaphysical treatments
of sacred literature bridge the gap between spirituality and religion,
science and spirituality, and the physical world
and consciousness.
We believe you will see the awesome practical
value of metaphysical interpretations of
not only scripture but other forms of literature
like poetry, interfaith prayers, short inspirational
messages, songs, people, world events, children's
stories, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes, and so
on.
The important thing to remember about a metaphysical
treatment of people, places, things, and events is
that they all represent aspects and characteristics within
us . Metaphysical interpretation is about raising
consciousness. It's about elevating our awareness from
an egocentric, worldly perspective to a spiritually
enriched perspective.
We hope you will find great depth and meaning from
these Interfaith metaphysical interpretations. They
are offered to help authenticate the richness and oneness
of all religions.
Prayer of Saint Francis
A Metaphysical Interpretation
 I affirm from my Christ Self
that I am aligned and centered
as a spiritual being in human form.
Where there is misalignment, let there
be inner harmony.
Whenever there is self-sabotage, let
there be a purging of error.
If there is vacillation, let there
be resolute knowing.
Where there is a forgetting of my divine
connection, remembrance.
If ever I deny my divinity, awareness.
Whenever there is suffering, spiritual
unfoldment.
I declare from my Christ Nature
That I do not so much spend my time
correcting errant thoughts, but having Christed thoughts
to begin with;
Not to force my theology on anyone,
but openly receptive to another's perspective;
Not put restrictions on harmonious
outcomes, but exude unconditional balance and equilibrium.
For by our authentic being we attract
authentic beingness.
It is in cleansing our consciousness
from error that we become enlightened,
And it is in moving beyond the limitations
of a worldly ego
that we can become fully Christed.
Prayer of Saint Francis
An Annotated Metaphysical Interpretation
I affirm from my Christ Self (Lord)
that I am aligned and centered (an
instrument of peace)
as a spiritual being in human form.
Where there is misalignment (hatred),
let there be inner harmony (love).
Whenever there is self-sabotage (injury),
let there be a purging of error (pardon).
If there is vacillation (doubt), let
there be resolute knowing (faith).
Where there is a forgetting of my divine
connection (despair), remembrance (hope).
If ever I deny my divinity (darkness),
awareness (light).
Whenever there is suffering (sadness),
spiritual unfoldment (joy).
I declare from my Christ Nature (Divine
Master)
That I do not so much spend my time
correcting (be consoled) errant thoughts, but having
Christed thoughts to begin with (to console);
Not to force my theology on anyone
(be understood), but openly receptive to another's
perspective (to understand);
Not put restrictions on harmonious
outcomes (be loved), but exude unconditional balance
and equilibrium (be love).
For by our authentic being (giving)
we attract (receive) authentic beingness.
It is in cleansing (pardoning) our
consciousness from error that we become enlightened
(pardoned),
And it is in moving beyond the limitations
of a worldly ego (dying)
that we can become fully Christed (born
into Eternal Life).
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Cherokee Prayer Blessing
 May the Warm Winds of Heaven
Blow softly upon your house.
May the Great Spirit
Bless all who enter there.
May your Mocassins
Make happy tracks
in many snows,
and may
the Rainbow
Always touch your shoulder.
Cherokee Prayer Blessing
A Metaphysical Interpretation
May the fiery energies of Spirit fill
your entire consciousness.
May the Indwelling Christ Christize
all your thoughts.
May your conceptual frameworks for
spiritual understanding
Create neuro-spiritual pathways in
you consciousness to see you through many 'skin school'
experiences,
And may the powerful, multi-rayed spiritual
centers* within you
Always be quickened to support your
human efforts.
Cherokee Prayer Blessing
An Annotated Metaphysical Interpretation
May the fiery energies of Spirit (Warm
Winds of Heaven)
Fill (Blow) your entire consciousness
(house).
May the Indwelling Christ (Great Spirit)
Christize (Bless) all your thoughts
(all who enter).
May your conceptual frameworks for
spiritual understanding (Mocassins)
Create neuro-spiritual pathways (happy
tracks) in you consciousness to see you through many 'skin
school' experiences (snows),
And may the powerful, multi-rayed spiritual
centers* (Rainbow) within you
Always be quickened to support your
human efforts (touch your shoulder).
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Baha'i Prayer for Peace
 Be generous in prosperity, and thankful
in adversity.
Be fair in judgment, and guarded in
thy speech,
Be a lamp unto those who walk in darkness,
and a home to the stranger.
Be eyes to the blind, and a guiding
light unto the feet of the erring.
Be a breath of life to the body of
humankind,
a dew to the soil of the human heart,
and a fruit upon the tree of humility.
Baha'i Prayer for Peace
A Metaphysical Interpretation
Our purpose in this incarnation is
to live
at the speed of our Christ Consciousness
and look for opportunities to move
beyond error thinking.
We must also elevate sense attachments
to their higher spiritual essences
and use positive affirmations instead
of negative communication.
We must let our inner light shineso
we can transform error thoughts
into their higher spiritual octaves
and provide a receptive consciousness
to a spiritual law that may be unfamiliar
to us.
It is through this kind of discernment
that we can erase errant thoughts and
inclinations
and cultivate a compelling inner vision
that brings clarity and understanding
to warped perspectives.
With this kind of spiritual orientation
we can transform
worldly beliefs and values into spiritual
perspectives;
nurture emotional sensibilities that
strengthen our feeling center;
and bring to fruition our desire to
subordinate our ego to the Christ Presence
within us.
Baha'i Prayer for Peace
An Annotated Metaphysical Interpretation
Our purpose in this incarnation is
to live
at the speed of our Christ Consciousness
(prosperity)
and look for opportunities (be thankful)
to move beyond error thinking (adversity).
We must also elevate sense attachments
to their higher spiritual essences
(judge fairly)
and use positive affirmations
instead of negative communication (be
guarded in your speech).
We must let our inner light shine (lamp)
so we can transform error thoughts
(those who walk in darkness)
into their higher spiritual octaves
and provide a receptive consciousness
(home)
to a spiritual law (stranger) that
may be unfamiliar to us.
It is through this kind of discernment
(eyes)
that we can erase errant thoughts and
inclinations (the blind)
and cultivate a compelling inner vision
(guiding light)
that brings clarity and understanding
to
warped perspectives (feet of the erring).
With this kind of spiritual orientation
we can transform (be a breath of life)
worldly beliefs and values (body of
humankind) into spiritual perspectives;
nurture emotional sensibilities (dew
to the soil)
that strengthen our feeling center
(human heart); and
bring to fruition (fruit) our desire
to
subordinate our ego (the tree of humility)
to the Christ Presence within us.
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Buddhist Prayer for Peace
 May all beings everywhere plagued with
sufferings of body and mind
quickly be freed from their illnesses.
May those frightened cease to be afraid,
and may those bound be free.
May the powerless find power, and may
people think of befriending one another.
May those who find themselves in trackless,
fearful wilderness
- the children, the aged, the unprotected -
be guarded by beneficial celestials,
and may they swiftly attain Buddhahood.
Buddhist Prayer for Peace
A Metaphysical Perspective
May each of us
who are unaware of or deny our innate
divinity
become consciously aware of self-defeating
sense attachments.
May those who fail to trust their divine
connection
sense their indivisibleness with Spirit.
May those who are attached to materiality
Raise their awareness to its spiritual
octave.
May those whose thoughts are centered
on worldly pleasures
transform their thinking to a more
Truth-centered approach;
and may all of our thoughts and inclinations
become congruent with the truth of
who we are.
If we find that our thoughts seem to
be the products of a rudderless, unenlightened ego
-whether those thoughts are newly formed
thoughts,
long-standing beliefs, or unproven
assumptions-
we can refuse to give them another
ounce of energy
by raising the quality of our thoughts
to their higher spiritual essences
as we strive to attain errorless living.
Buddhist Prayer for Peace
An Annotated Metaphysical Perspective
May each of us (all beings everywhere)
who are unaware of or deny our innate
divinity (are plagued with sufferings)
become consciously aware (be freed)
of self-defeating sense attachments (illnesses).
May those who fail to trust (are frightened)
their divine connection
sense their indivisibleness (cease
to be afraid) with Spirit.
May those who are attached to materiality
(bound)
Raise their awareness to its spiritual
octave (be free).
May those whose thoughts are centered
on worldly pleasures (the powerless)
transform their thinking (find power)
to a more Truth-centered approach;
and may all of our thoughts and inclinations
(people)
become congruent (befriend) with the
truth of who we are.
If we find that our thoughts seem to
be the products of a rudderless (trackless), unenlightened
ego (fearful wilderness)
-whether those thoughts are newly formed
thoughts (children),
long-standing beliefs (aged), or unproven
assumptions (unprotected)-
we can refuse to give them another
ounce of energy
by raising the quality of our thoughts
(beneficial celestials)
to their higher spiritual essences
as we strive to attain errorless living (Buddhahood).
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Jewish Prayer for Peace
 Come, let us go up to the mountain
of the Lord,
that we may walk the paths of the Most
High.
And we shall beat our swords into ploughshares,
and our spears into pruning hooks.
Nation shall not lift up sword against
nation -
neither shall they learn war any more.
And none shall be afraid,
for the mouth of the Lord of Hosts
has spoken.
Jewish Prayer for Peace
A Metaphysical Interpretation
Let us raise our consciousness to a
Christed level,
so that we may apply the Truth principles
that help us unfold into a closer relationship
with the One Reality.
May we dutifully turn (beat) error
thoughts
into spiritually quickened thoughts
and aspirations;
and turn sharp, hurtful criticism,
cutting remarks, and even prejudice
into unconditional love and highly-focused
goodwill.
We affirm that each old, stale belief
system
And its error-proneness will be transformed
and a new, more enlightened perspective
will appear.
And we declare that this transformation
shall be compelling and complete.
With such a consciousness based on
trust
we affirm that our receptivity to our
I-Am-ness
will be attuned to the Still Small
Voice within us.
Jewish Prayer for Peace
An Annotated Metaphysical Interpretation
Let us raise our consciousness (go
up to the mountain) to a Christed (Lord) level,
so that we may apply the Truth principles
(walk the paths)
that help us unfold into a closer relationship
with the One Reality (Most High).
May we dutifully turn (beat) error
thoughts (swords)
into spiritually quickened thoughts
and aspirations (ploughshares);
and turn sharp, hurtful criticism,
cutting remarks, and even prejudice (spears)
into unconditional love and highly-focused
goodwill (pruning hooks).
We affirm that each old, stale belief
system (nation)
And its error-proneness (sword) will
be transformed
and a new, more enlightened perspective
(nation) will appear.
And we declare that this transformation
shall be compelling and complete.
With such a consciousness based on
trust (none are afraid)
we affirm that our receptivity to our
I-Am-ness (Lord of Hosts)
will be attuned to the Still Small
Voice (mouth) within us.
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Hindu
Prayer for Peace
 Oh
God, lead us from the unreal to the Real.
Oh God, lead us from darkness to light.
Oh God, lead us from death to immortality.
Shanti, Shanti, Shanti unto all.
Oh Lord God almighty, may there be peace in celestial
regions.
May there be peace on Earth.
May the waters be appeasing.
May herbs be wholesome,
and may trees, plants bring peace to all.
May all beneficent beings bring peace to us.
May thy Vedic Law propagate peace all through
the world.
May all things be a source of peace
to us.
And may thy peace itself, bestow peace
on all
and may that peace come to me also.
Hindu
Prayer for Peace
A Metaphysical Interpretation
From the awareness of the One Reality
expressing Itself as me, I affirm my power over the
world of outer appearances and claim my oneness with
the Absolute.
As God expressing in human form, I erase any thoughts
of the unawareness of my innate divinity and embrace
my Authentic Nature.
As God expressing through the Christ as me, I subordinate
my egocentric human consciousness to its Christed counterpart,
the eternal Christ Consciousness.
I declare, in this now moment, that peace (Shanti),
tranquility (Shanti), and bliss (Shanti) will characterize
all of my thoughts, words, and actions.
Because of my oneness with Spirit I affirm wholeness
and unruffled harmony at all levels of my super-conscious
awareness.
I also resolutely declare wholeness and transformative
equilibrium at all levels of awareness in my ego consciousness.
I calmly manage my emotions, honor spiritual insights,
and expand my spiritual knowledge and understanding
so that I bring harmony and tranquility to my body,
mind, and soul.
May the Christed thoughts and emotions I express harmonize
all levels of my being.
May the Vedic Law* establish harmony and tranquility
in all levels of my consciousness.
May all of my thoughts, words, and actions bring me
tranquility and bliss.
I affirm that I shall demonstrate the fullness of
the One Reality as I strive to elevate my consciousness
to a Christed level of awareness, realizing that I
will find absolute bliss, harmony, and tranquility
there.
* There are four Vedas, the Rig Veda, Sama Veda,
Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda.
Hindu
Prayer for Peace
An Annotated Metaphysical Interpretation
From the awareness of the One Reality
(God) expressing Itself as me, I affirm my power over
the world of outer appearances (the unreal) and claim
my oneness with the Absolute (the Real).
As God expressing in human form, I erase any thoughts
of the unawareness of (darkness) my innate divinity
and embrace my Authentic Nature (the light).
As God expressing through the Christ as me, I subordinate
my egocentric human consciousness (death) to its Christed
counterpart, the eternal Christ Consciousness (immortality).
I declare, in this now moment, that peace (Shanti),
tranquility (Shanti), and bliss (Shanti) will characterize
all of my thoughts, words, and actions (to all).
Because of my oneness with Spirit (the Lord God Almighty),
I affirm wholeness and unruffled harmony (peace) at
all levels of my super-conscious awareness (celestial
regions).
I also resolutely declare wholeness and transformative
equilibrium (peace) at all levels of awareness in my
ego (personality) consciousness.
I calmly manage my emotions (waters), honor spiritual
insights (herbs), and expand my spiritual knowledge
and understanding (trees and plants) so that I bring
harmony and tranquility (peace) to my body, mind, and
soul (to all).
May the Christed thoughts and emotions (beneficent
beings) I express harmonize (bring peace) all levels
of my being.
May the Vedic Law* establish (propagate) harmony and
tranquility (peace) in all levels of my consciousness
(the world).
May all of my thoughts, words, and actions (all things)
bring me tranquility and bliss (peace).
I affirm that I shall demonstrate the fullness of
the One Reality (God) as I strive to elevate my consciousness
to a Christed level of awareness, realizing that I
will find absolute bliss, harmony, and tranquility
there.
* There are four Vedas, the Rig Veda, Sama Veda,
Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda.
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