తెలుగు

Author, Father M. Devadas

3. PRAISING GOD FOR DIVINE QUALITIES

(Praises from "7 Prayer Steps")

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• 1. Oh God You are The Everlasting Being.
  
  You were not created by somebody else and You are the eternal and self-existent Person. So we thank You.


• 2. Oh God, You are the Light. Hence You have made the Sun and the moon and the stars and gave light to them.
  
  You have given light to the eyes of all the creatures to see around. Hence we praise You.


• 3. Oh God You are the knowledge and Wisdom. So You have bestowed knowledge and wisdom to the hosts of angels, to men and to all the creatures. By that wisdom countless mysteries are being revealed and explained. You were revealed to our knowledge. So we offer our praises to You.


• 4. Oh God You are the Love. All the creatures in the creation love one another so also do men love one another. Hence we praise You.


• 5. Oh God You are the Just God. Hence You forgive us. in spite of that You will punish the people who do wrong and also You can forgive them. Hence we salute You.


• 6. Oh God You are the Holy One. Though there is sin the world, there remains the holiness as well. There is cleanliness in the rain water and in the fruits. Though there is sin in men there remains the holiness also. Hence we salute You.


• 7. Oh God You are the Power. Hence, You have given the power to the men and to the other creatures so they are able to walk and work. Hence we offer our grateful praises to You.


• 8. Oh God You are the Omnipresent God, therefore everywhere prevails Your honour which includes love, life, holiness, Your workmanship and Your protection. Hence our grateful thanks to You.


• 9. Oh God You are without form. Hence You are not visible to us sinners. Though You are not visible God, You appear to some in visions and to some in dreams. So we offer our hearty thanks.


• 10. Oh God You are Sovereign Being.
  
  Your are the Independent One by nature.
  
  You do not need any advice from others. Hence You do everything on Your Own. So we thank you.

Oh God You have given Your wonderful and divine qualities to angels and to human beings as well. For that we offer our praises.

One of the angel after falling into sin lost Your good qualities, Likewise, human being having fallen in the sin, have been losing almost all of your qualities. Even then You are showing long-suffering towards them. So we praise You.

Oh God, You will bestow Your talents to those who pray to You. So, we bless You.

Oh God You have sent Your Beloved Son Jesus Christ into the world and in Him You have manifested Your qualities. So we offer our profuse thanks to You.

Oh God, if we examine and observe everything in the creation, we can easily find Your Good qualities in it. Hence, we praise You.

And Oh God, after removing evil nature from the believers, You are taking them to Heaven. There, they have been enjoying Your great qualities forever. So we offer our sincere and pure praises.