Karakia | Prayers of Gratitude in New Zealand: Karakia Kai | Prayers for food

Karakia kai are prayers of gratefulness for the food provided for us.

Karakia mō te kai

E te Atua
Whakapainga ēnei kai
Hei oranga mō ō mātou tinana
Whāngaia hoki ō mātou wairua ki te taro o te ora
Ko Ihu Karaiti tō mātou Ariki
Ake, ake, ake
Amine

Grace
Lord God
Bless this food
For the goodness of our bodies
Feeding our spiritual needs also with the bread of life
Through Jesus Christ, our Lord
Forever and ever
Amen

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Variation 1
Whakapainga ēnei kai
Hei oranga mo o matou tinana
Ko Ihu Karaiti hoki tō mātou Ariki
Amine

Bless our Food
As well being for our body
For Jesus Christ our Lord
Amen

Karakia mo te kai - Grace (Youtube)Karakia mo te kai by TalkMaori

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Variation 2
E te Atua
Whakapaingia ēnei kai
Hei oranga mō mātou tinana
Ko tō Wairua Tapu, tō mātou Ariki
Amine

Lord
Bless this food
For the well being of our bodies
Through your spirit
Amen

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E tō mātou Matua-i-te-Rangi
Whakapainga ēnei kai
Kua horaina i mua i a tātou
Hei oranga mō ō mātou tinana
Āmine

Our Father who art in heaven
Bless this food
Spread before us
As sustenance for our bodies
Amen

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E te Atua Aroha
Whakapaingia ēnei kai.
Amine

Loving God
Thank you for this food.
Amen

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Hei konei e te Ariki
Manaakitia mai enei kai
Hei ora mō te tinana
Kia mahi anō ki a koe
Amine

Draw close our Lord
And bless this food
This food that sustains us
So that we may do your work
Amen

Hei konei e te Ariki (Youtube)Hei konei e te Ariki by Delma Rae (sung)

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E tō mātou matua
I te rangi whakamoemiti
Anga mātou ki a koe
Mō te kai nei
Amine

Our Father
in the glorious heavens
We turn to you
To express our thanks for this food
Amen

Karakia | Prayers for Worship and Meeting Use in New Zealand: Karakia Whakamutunga | Closing Prayer

Karakia whakamutunga are prayers that are said to conclude a gathering or meeting.

Scriptural Prayers

Kia tau, kia tātou katoa

Te atawhai o tō tātou Ariki a Ihu Karaiti
Me te aroha o te Atua, me te whiwhinga tahitanga
Ki te wairua tapu,
Ake, ake, ake,
Amine

This benediction is very commonly used.

Benediction (Paul’s benediction to the Corinthians. 2 Corinthians 13:14)
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

2 Corinthians 13:14 in te reo Maori (Youtube)
Kia tau, kia tātou katoa by Delma Rae (sung)

Kia tau, kia tātou katoa  by Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate Middle School year 7 students 2013 (sung)

Kia tau, kia tātou katoa  by ngatiporou. (Whanau singing "Kia tau")

Kia tau, kia tātou katoa by Nerehana Whanau (with words)

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Num 6:24-26 Ma Ihowa koe e manaaki, mana koe e tiaki: Ma Ihowa e mea kia tiaho tona mata ki a koe, mana ano hoki koe e atawhai: Ma Ihowa tona kanohi e whakaara ki a koe, mana ano e tuku te rangimarie ki a koe.


Num 6:24-26 The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.

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1 Ch 16:11 Rapua a Ihowa, me tona kaha; rapua tonutia tona mata.

1 Ch 16:11 Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.

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Eph 3:20 Na ki a ia, e kaha nei ki te mahi i nga mea nui whakaharahara, nui noa atu i nga mea katoa e inoi ai, e whakaaro ai tatou, he penei ano me te kaha e mahi nei i roto i a tatou,

Eph 3:20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,

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Php 1:2 Kia tau ki a koutou te aroha noa, me te rangimarie, he mea na te Atua, na to tatou Matua, na te Ariki hoki, na Ihu Karaiti.

Php 1:2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Php 4:20 Na, waiho i te Atua, ara i to tatou Matua, te kororia ake ake. Amine.

Php 4:20 To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

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Jud 1:24 Na, ki te mea kaha ki te tiaki i a koutou kei hinga, ki te whakatu hoki i a koutou ki te aroaro o tona kororia, he mea kohakore i runga i te hari whakaharahara,

Jude 1:24 To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy.

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Christian Prayers

Ma te Atua koe e tiaki
E Manaaki I nga wa katoa
Kia manawanui
Kia Kaha
Amine

May God take care of you
And keep you at all times
Be stout hearted
Be strong
Amen

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E te atua
Kua mutu a matou mahi mo tenei wa
Arahina matou ki o matou ka inga
Ko ihu karaiti to matou Ariki
Amine

Lord
Our work is finished for this time
Guide us to our home
For Jesus Christ, our Lord’s sake
Amen


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E te Atua
E whakawhetai ana mātou mo ōu manaakitanga i tēnei hui
Awhinatia mātou i tēnei rā
Ko tō Wairua Tapu tō mātou Ariki
Amine

Lord
Thank you for your support and guidance during this meeting.
Care for us this day
Through your spirit
Amen

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E te kaihanga, tēnei te tuku whakawhetai ki a koe mō tēnei rā.

Ngā reo whakamoemiti mō ngā tini manaakitanga i tuku iho mai.
E te Atua, arahina mai mātou i a mātou e hoki ana ki ō mātou whānau.
Ka tuku atu i ēnei kupu whakamoemiti i runga i tō ingoa tapu. 
Amine.

Oh God, we thank you for this day.
We thank you for the many blessings you have given us.
Dear Lord, guide us so that we may arrive safely to our families.
We send these words of thanks in your name. 
Amen.

Karakia | Prayers for Worship and Meeting Use in New Zealand: Karakia Timatanga | Opening Prayer

Scriptural Prayers

Te karakia o te Atua

E to mātou Matua i te rangi

Kia tapu to ingoa

Kia tae mai to Rangatiratanga

Kia meatia tōu e pai ai

Ki runga i te whenua

Kia rite anō ki to te rangi

Homai ki a mātou aianei

He taro mō mātou mō tēnei rā

Murua o mātou hara

Me mātou hoki e muri nei

I o te hunga e hara ana kia mātou

aua hoki mātou e kawea kia whakawaia

Engari whakaorangia mātou i te kino

Nōu hoki te Rangatiratanga

Te kaha me te kororia

Ake, ake, ake

Amine

The Lord's prayer is used extensively by Maori in marae and in other gatherings.

The Lord's Prayer - Mt. 6:9-13

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 

Give us this day our daily bread. 

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

The Lord's Prayer in te reo Maori (Youtube)

Te Karakia O Te Atua by TalkMaori. The Lord's Prayer sung in te reo Maori (Youtube).
Lord's Prayer version one  by NZMaketu (with words)
Lord's Prayer version two -  by Jacci Rewha at Kiwisong 2010. Uploaded by Grace Bridges.
Lord's Prayer version three - by myssticalnz

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Psa 25:5  Arahina ahau i tou pono, whakaakona hoki ahau: ko koe hoki te Atua o toku whakaoranga; pau noa te ra i ahau e tatari nei ki a koe.

Ps 25:5 guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.

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Psa 39:4  E Ihowa, meinga ahau kia matau ki toku mutunga, ki te maha hoki o oku ra, e hia ranei: kia matau ai ahau he mea memeha noa ahau. 

Ps 39:4 "Show me, O LORD, my life's end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting is my life.

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Psa 84:12  E Ihowa o nga mano, ka hari te tangata e whakawhirinaki ana ki a koe.
Ps 84:12 O LORD Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts in you.

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Jer 32:17 Aue, e te Ariki, e Ihowa, nana, kua hanga e koe te rangi me te whenua, na tou kaha nui, na tou ringa maro; kahore he mea e pakeke ki a koe:

Jer 32:17 "Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.

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Christian Prayers

Karakia o te Ata

E tō mātou Matua I te rangi

E whakamoemiti ana mātou

ki a koe i tēnei rā.

Arahina o mātou mahi katoa

kororia ki to ingoa tapu.

Amine.

Morning prayer

Our Father who art in heaven

We pray to you today.

Guide us in all our tasks.

Glory to your sacred name.

Amen.

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E te Atua e whakamoemiti
E te Atua e whakamoemiti
Ana matou ki a koe
Mo toou tiaki ia matou
Arahina matou i roto i a
Matou mahi i tenei ra
Ko Ihowa to matou Ariki, ake, ake, amine.

O God we praise you
O God we praise you

For your blessings

Guide us in our work

For this day, in Jesus our Lord
For ever and ever amen.

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E te Atua
He mihi tēnei ki a koe
Mo au painga ki a mātou
I tēnei wā
Amine

Lord
This is a greeting to you
For your kindness to us
At this time
Amen

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Whakatuwheratia mai te kuaha
Whakatuwheratia mai te kuaha,
o te pono, o te tika, o te matauranga, me te aroha.
A ma matou e whakamoemiti
e whakakororiatia tou ingoa tapu
ake, ake, ake
Amine

Open the door
of truth, righteousness, of knowledge and love
through us, we are praising
glory to your name
forever and ever
Amen

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E te Atua
Manaakitia tēnei hui
Awhinatia mātou i roto i o mātou mahi
Ko tō Wairua Tapu tō mātou Ariki
Amine

Lord
Support us at this meeting
Guide us in the work we are doing
Through your spirit
Amen

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E te Atua
Tēnā koe mō ngā painga
O tēnei rā
Amine

O Lord
Thank you for the blessings

Of this day

Amen

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He hōnore he korōria (Version 1)
He hōnore he korōria ki te Atua
He maungārongo ki te whenua
He whakaaro pai ki ngā tāngata katoa
Ake, ake, ake,
Amine.

Honour and glory to God (the Father)
Peace on earth
Good will to all mankind
Forever and ever
Amen.

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He hōnore he korōria (Version 2)
He hōnore he korōria ki te Atua
He maungārongo ki te whenua
He whakaaro pai ki ngā tāngata katoa
Hangā e te Atua he ngākau hou
Ki roto, ki tēnā, ki tēnā o mātou
Hei ako hoki I ngā mahi mō tēnei rā
Amine

Honour and glory to God
Peace on earth
Good will to all people
Lord, develop a new heart
Inside all of us
Instil in us your sacred spirit
Help us, guide us
In all the things we need to learn today
Amen

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Resources

A New Zealand Prayer Book | He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://anglicanprayerbook.nz/476m.html

Karakia. (n.d.). In University of Otago. Retrieved from http://maori.otago.ac.nz/reo-tikanga-treaty/te-reo/karakia

Māori Business Korero. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://employment.govt.nz/services/LMI/maori/korero/korero_08.asp

Māori Language Week 2010. (n.d.). In Whakapara. Retrieved from http://www.naumaiplace.com/site/whakapara/home/page/936/mori-language/

Prayers in Common Use in Aotearoa New Zealand. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.catholic.maori.nz/PrayersinCommonUse.htm

The Book of Common Prayer in Maori | Te Pukapuka o Nga Inoi. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp/Maori/mp.html

Following Jesus in Everyday Life

Overview of Lesson 10: Following Jesus in Every Day Life

(Following this link will allow you to view the lesson in more detail. For an alternative view you can go to: Sabbath School Org. Lesson 10)

Karakia Timatanga             Opening Prayer

E te Atua                              Lord

He mihi tēnei ki a koe            This is a greeting to you

Mo au painga ki a mātou        For your kindness to us

I tēnei wā                             At this time

Amine                                  Amen

Saturday | Sabbath | Hātarei

Fowler is right in his opening comments about Jesus primary purpose in coming to seek and to save the lost (Lk 19:10). Jesus also came to reveal what God was like (Jn 14:8-9). However, the redeemed community appears to me to be problematic. God's communities whether in the Old Testament or New always have problems. Ever since the New Testament was written churches have been schismatic, argumentative and neglectful of Jesus words in Jn 13:35. As Christians we have been saved by His life and death (Rom 5:10) and yet collectively we fail miserably at practising Paul's teaching in Phil 3:15-16. Some how we either get caught up in doctrinal squabbles or relationship issues. Ghandi is attributed to saying: “I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” He may not have said this. Ghandi was apparently questioned by the missionary Stanley Jones on why he quoted Christ yet didn't become His follower. Ghandi replied: "Oh, I don't reject Christ. I love Christ. It's just that so many of you Christians are so unlike Christ." The wording is subtly different but the intent is the same. We Christians (Seventh-day Adventists included) don't model Jesus life and teachings very well.

How are the relationships going in your redeemed community? Would a skeptic or atheist be convinced that your community is different or if they dug just a little would they see no difference from organisations they are already a part of?

Sunday | Rātapu - Flee Pharisaism

The title for today's lesson grabs your attention but it may be a little over the top. We know that Paul was a pharisee (Ac. 23:6) and that one of the prominent pharisees Gamaliel (Acts 5:34) gave wise advice which protected the early Christians. Jesus in a number of his doctrinal teachings was more in line with the Pharisees than the Sadducees who had no belief in the resurrection.

I don't think that Fowler is right that the Pharisees believed in grace. They believed in God and the God of Israel but grace? There certainly was an emphasis on obeying the law but this was more in line with custom. Jesus wasn't against custom for the sake of it either. What Jesus was against, was those things which undermined man's relationship to man, or man's relationship to God. As a group the pharisees had a culture that did get in the road of the priority Jesus held, which was on people's physical and spiritual health and well being. After Jesus death and resurrection many of the pharisees became believers including Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea. The warning John gave the pharisees was not to flee pharisaism but to flee from the coming wrath (Lk 3:7).

No one wants to be called a pharisee today, but we need to ask who was this group, why was Jesus so scathing of them, and who today would be this groups equivalent? (We also need to identify those things in our own practises that are pharisaical - easier said than done I suspect.)

Monday | Rāhina - Fear God 

If your an older Adventist it is likely that you know someone, who if they weren't afraid of God because of the judgment, was afraid of what would happen because of Adventist eschatology. Today there is a tendency to tone the fear side of things down in a verse like Revelation 14:7 and talk about respect. Well, although I don't mind the emphasis on the word respect and reverence - the Greek word for fear in this text is the word from which we get phobia. I think Jesus puts it pretty well in Lk 12:4-12. He is telling us that we need to get our priorities straight in terms of eternal destiny. In this regard many of us should be far more concerned than what we are.

Tuesday | Rātū - Be Prepared and Watchful 

Mt. 24:42 reads "Therefore keep watch because you do not know on what day your Lord will come." This is a big deal for all Christians not just Seventh day Adventists. All Christians since the time of Paul have believed in the imminent return of Christ - it is important because having this belief keeps us from losing sight of those things that God considers to be important while we wait. It is difficult to be precise in what God expects from anyone in particular, but we do know from the parable of the ten virgins (Mt. 25) that those saved need both God's Word and the Holy Spirit. In the Garden of Gethsemane Jesus rebuked His disciples for not keeping watch with Him (Mt. 26:38). By this he was reminding them that they needed to pray (c.f. Lk 22). Sometimes praying can be pretty tough but it is something that is a help to us all.

Wednesday | Rāapa - Be a fruitful witness

This can be a challenge for many of us when we don't find it easy in a world that by and large doesn't even think there is a God or that the resurrection of Jesus happened. My view on this is that we should, as Christians, be where God wants us to be. He doesn't want people banging people on the head with their Bibles but nor does he want a totally silent witness. What God does need is a consistent witness. What we say, should match up with how we live (Gal. 5:22-23). If your not doing this be quiet. A Christian who is inconsistent, proud, boastful, opinionated or arrogant even if unwittingly, alienates those who don't believe. When God wants you to say something you will know providing you are prepared and keeping watch.

Thursday | Rāpare - Be a Servant Leader

This idea of servant leadership is one that has really developed now into many western organisations. It is a productive way of working, particularly in service organisations. Sadly, from my observations and experience I would say that this idea of servant leadership is least understood by the church and its ministers. Ministers are trained in the Bible but they may not necessarily have the spiritual gifting of leadership and in the majority of cases have not received the type of leadership training that equips them for leading a church organisation in the 21st century. Too many ministers see themselves as 'God's anointed' not in the sense of servant-hood but rather in being in authority and in telling others what should be done. Ministers need to remember they leave a legacy of memory. Church members clearly know when they have been blessed with an effective minister, and when they haven't. There is a real need for ministers to understand leadership and leadership processes. In order to be servant leaders, ministers must know their congregations and listen to them. Church members all have a story, and all need to be heard, not just those who already hold positions of authority, but also the weak, the disenfranchised and the oppositional. If minister's understood the strengths, needs and aspirations of their worshipers they would be so much better equipped to the task that the Lord has given them. If servant leadership really was understood fewer people would leave churches.

A good blog on leadership that also includes servant leadership is Dan Rockwell's Leadership Freak.

Points for Christians to consider and practise

1. How well are we modelling the example of Jesus in our lives?
2. Is there a coming wrath? (Jesus and John the Baptist thought so). What implications are there in this for you?
3. Are you praying, reading the Bible and being filled with God's Spirit?
4. Is your mouth and life consistent?
5. If you are a minister of the gospel - Do you know your church members and are you really listening to the needs of your community?

Closing Prayer - Karakia Whakamutunga

2 Corinthians 13:14 (NIV)

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

Kia tau ki a tātou katoa te atawhai o tō tātou Ariki, a Ihu Karaiti me te aroha o te Atua, me te whiwhingatahitanga ki te wairua tapu, ake, ake, ake, amine.

Reference

Fowler, J. (2015). The Book of Luke. Adult Sabbath School Quarterly 2Q. 2015. Silver Spring: MD: Pacific Press.