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Setu Retreat: Mantram Journal_044

Item

A handwritten page featuring a prayer and a wax seal.
Title
Setu Retreat: Mantram Journal_044
Alternative Title
Setu Retreat: Mantram Journal
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2020
Description
The image shows an open notebook with a white page on the left and a right page with handwritten text. The left page has faint, repeated text in a lighter shade, possibly a watermark or a previous layer of writing. The right page contains a bold, cursive prayer in brown ink that reads: "LORD JESUS CHRIST SON OF GOD HAVE MERCY ON US." A small sun-like symbol is drawn next to the word "MERCY." A wax seal with the initials "JN" is affixed to the left page.
Identifier
004_061920-111920_setu_retreat
Dates Completed
June 19, 2020 - November 19, 2020
Keywords
Beginning of the pandemic; Kelly; Online retreat; Zoom retreat; Meditation center; Blue Mountain Center of Meditation; Tomales, California; Setu; Bridge; Post-65 chapter of life; Finite bodies; Eight Point program; Mantram; Jesus Prayer; “Lord Jesus Christ Son of God Have Mercy on Us”; Passage Meditation; 2005; Holy name; Immanuel Lutheran Church; Columbus, Nebraska; Church doctrine; Christ’s teachings; Hurricane Katrina; Suffering; Displacement; Dallas; Texas; Mercy; Ancient mantrams; Divine spirit; Covid-19; Lockdown; Stillness; Reflection; Mantram prayer; All living beings; Initials on pages; Right hand page; Prayer practice; Spiritual connection; Repetition; Contemplation; Sacred words
Transcription
LORD JESUS
CHRIST SON
OF GOD
HAVE MERCY
ON US.
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