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

Overview-Introduction: In My Father's House

I have called the blog 'In My Father's House' as a reminder of Jesus promise in Jn. 14:1-3 (NIV) where He says:

"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. 2  In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. 3  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.

With an estimated 2.2 billion Christians in the world today this house has to be exceedingly large (Wikipedia, 2015). 

As a child my parents took me to church and we sang the children's song:

I Will Wear A Crown

I will wear a crown in my Father's house,
In my Father's house, in my Father's house.

I will wear a crown in my Father's house.
There'll be joy, joy, joy!

I will wear a robe in my Father's house,
In my Father's house, in my Father's house.
I will wear a robe in my Father's house.
There'll be joy, joy, joy!

I will play a harp in my Father's house,
In my Father's house, in my Father's house.
I will play a harp in my Father's house.
There'll be joy, joy, joy!

Today I'm not so fussed on crowns, robes or harps but I still want to be - in my father's house. C.S. Lewis (1952, p. 11) uses the analogy of the house and says:

It is more like a hall out of which doors open into several rooms. If I can bring anyone into that hall, I have done what I attempted. But it is in the rooms, not the hall, that there are fires and chairs and meals. The hall is a place to wait in, a place from which to try the various doors, not a place to live in. For that purpose the worst of the rooms (whichever that may be) is, I think preferable. It is true that some people may find they have to wait in the hall for a considerable time, while others feel certain almost at once which door they must knock at. I do not know why there is this difference, but I am sure God keeps no one waiting unless He sees that it is good for him to wait. When you do get into the room you will find that the long wait has done some kind of good which you would not have had otherwise. But you must regard it as waiting, not as camping. You must keep on praying for light: and, of course, even in the hall, you must begin trying to obey the rules which are common to the whole house. And above all you must be asking which door is the true one; not which pleases you best by its paint and paneling.  ...

He goes on to say:

When you have reached your own room, be kind to those who have chosen different doors and to those who are still in the hall. If they are wrong they need your prayers all the more; and if they are your enemies, then you are under orders to pray for them. This is one of the rules common to the whole house. 

From the outset there are some things that I assume that you need to be aware of:

1. There are sufficient grounds for belief that the resurrection of Christ occurred.
2. That Jesus is who He claimed to be and
3. That the Bible is God's Word.
4. I am a Christian that spends time in the room known as Seventh-day Adventist but at present am spending a lot of time in the hall and peeking into other rooms. I am also very conscious of some of the other houses on our block and wonder how we are treating our neighbours.

I have no desire to argue about these issues, and although I may have a view, there are far more Christians in the world who are more qualified to be apologists than I.

I suppose this blog is for people who may be loitering in the hall (or near one of God's wi-fi hotspots). For various reasons they may not be able to join in one of the rooms. 

I am hoping that this blog might meet the needs of a few people well and be a resource that others might dip in to from time to time. This blog will work for some people and for others it will not. 

It is my intention over the next few weeks and months to offer a regular forum of discussion. It will be interesting to see how long it takes to get traction or if it gets any traction at all. A lot of good websites already do a great job and perhaps another perspective just adds to the cacophony, and yet I hope not.

While I am expressing my intent you may notice from time to time that I write about some events from a kiwi (New Zealand) perspective so don't be surprised if there is material or cultural aspects you are unfamiliar with. I will use some te reo Māori (Māori language). The two underpinning values of this website will be focusing on are wairuatanga (spirituality: in this case Christian) and whanaungatanga (relationships). Each post after this will begin and end with a prayer.

As a general guide for discussion I will use the Seventh-day Adventist lesson but I in no way intend to be limited to it.

Tell me about your room in the house? or the hall?

References

Lewis, C. (1952). Mere Christianity. New York, NY: Harper Collins Publishers

Wikipedia. (2013, February). List of religious populations. Retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_religious_populations

Bible use: Unless otherwise stated the bible being used will either be the NKJV or the NIV.