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Rev. Roberta Yackel For the Hindu, prayer is an act of surrendering oneself to God. “I desire neither earthly kingdom, nor even freedom from birth and death. I desire only the deliverance from grief of all those afflicted by misery. O Lord, lead us from the unreal to the real from darkness to light from death to immortality. 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 and plants being peace to all. May all beneficent beings bring peace to us. May thy wisdom spread peace all through the world. May all things be a source of peace to all and to me. Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti (peace, peace peace). O Krishna, Lord of Yoga! Surely blessings and victory and power shall not fail for Thy most mighty sake.” (Bhagavad-Gita, XVIII)
Roberta Yackel is the InterFaith Works’ Director of Spiritual Care and coordinator of the The Post-Standard Daily Inspiration column.