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Abwoon d’bwashmaya, The Vibrations of the Our Father in Aramaic
Unveiling the Vibrant Essence of the Lord’s Prayer in its Original Tongue
The Lord’s Prayer, or Our Father, is one of the most well-known and frequently recited prayers in Christianity. Yet examining the original Aramaic language reveals nuances and meanings lost in translation. When we dig deeper into the word's origins and cultural contexts, surprising new interpretations emerge that can profoundly reshape our relationship with the divine. This treasured prayer contains hidden depths, and re-evaluating it through the lens of its original language opens up new avenues of theological and spiritual inquiry. As we will see, a more accurate rendering from the Aramaic provides beautiful new insights into the nature of God, heaven, and our connection to the divine within.
Let’s take, for example, the first line: Abwoon d’bwashmaya (Our Father who art in Heaven). The prayer begins with the blessing that emanates from the divine creator. The ancient Middle Eastern root ab refers to all fruits, all germinations that come from the source of Unity. This root has been used in the Aramaic word to indicate the personal or spiritual father-abba, but its root does not…
