ابانا السماوى

1. Our Heavenly Father
‫السماوي‬ ‫أبانا‬
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2. ... ‫فادينا‬ ‫و‬ ‫خالقنا‬ ، ‫أبانا‬ ‫هو‬
‫لنا‬ ‫محبته‬ ‫قياس‬ ‫أو‬ ‫حصر‬ ‫نحاول‬ ‫أن‬ ‫العبث‬ ‫من‬...
: ‫قال‬ ‫الذى‬ ‫هو‬”‫أدم‬ ‫بنى‬ ‫في‬ ‫لذتى‬“
.‫أحباؤه‬ ‫نحن‬ ‫أجلنا‬ ‫من‬ ‫نفسه‬ ‫بذل‬ ‫الذى‬ ‫هو‬ ‫و‬
He is our Father, our creator and our redeemer...
It is futile to try to assess or measure His love for us..
He who said "My pleasure is in the sons of Adam".
He who gave himself for us, we are his beloved.
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3. ‫و‬ ، ‫ابنه‬ ‫أنا‬ ‫و‬
‫أعرف‬ ‫لم‬
‫في‬ ‫شيئا‬
‫منذ‬ ‫حياتى‬
‫مثلما‬ ‫ولدت‬
‫عرفت‬
... ‫حبه‬
I am His son, I
have not known
anything since
my birth as
much as I have
known His
love…
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4. no tenderness
more than in His arms...
no strengthmore than His support…
no mercymore than His heart...
no warmthmore than in His house
...
‫ح‬‫أ‬ ‫ل‬‫ف‬
‫ـ‬‫ـ‬‫ـ‬‫ن‬
‫م‬‫ـ‬‫ص‬ ‫ن‬‫ـ‬‫ـ‬
... ‫ه‬‫ر‬‫د‬
‫ق‬‫أ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫و‬
‫ـ‬‫ـ‬‫ي‬‫و‬
‫م‬‫ـ‬‫ن‬‫س‬ ‫ن‬‫ـ‬‫ـ‬
... ‫ه‬‫د‬
‫ح‬‫ر‬‫أ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫و‬
‫ـ‬‫ـ‬‫م‬
‫م‬‫ـ‬‫ب‬‫ل‬‫ق‬ ‫ن‬‫ـ‬‫ـ‬‫ـ‬
... ‫ه‬
‫ف‬‫د‬‫أ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫و‬
‫ـ‬‫ـ‬‫ـ‬‫أ‬
‫م‬‫ـ‬‫ت‬‫ي‬‫ب‬ ‫ن‬‫ـ‬‫ـ‬‫ـ‬
... ‫ه‬
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5. !! ... !!...‫؟‬ ‫أحبه‬ ‫هل‬ ‫أنا‬ ‫لكن‬ ‫و‬
" ... "‫أبي‬ ‫انه‬ ‫أحبه‬ ‫بالطبع‬
But as for me …!!do I love Him??!!
"certainly I love Him… He is my Father"
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6. ... ‫سرعة‬ ‫و‬ ‫قوة‬ ‫بكل‬ ‫أنا‬ ‫أجيب‬
...‫أفكر‬ ‫أعماقى‬ ‫في‬ ‫لكن‬ ‫و‬
This is my quick and strong reply…
but in the depth of my heart I think…
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7. ‫فرح‬ ‫و‬ ‫سل م‬ ‫علةقة‬ ‫هى‬ ‫هل‬ ‫دائمة؟‬ ‫و‬ ‫ةقوية‬ ‫به‬ ‫علةقتى‬ ‫هل‬
!‫حب؟؟‬ ‫علةقة‬ ‫هي‬ ‫هل‬ ‫مستمر؟‬
Do I have a lasting , strong relationship with him? Is
it a relationship of continuous peace and joy?
Is it a love relationship??!
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8. ‫أو‬ ‫لي؟‬ ‫هو‬ ‫يشتاق‬ ‫كما‬ ‫له‬ ‫أشتاق‬ ‫هل‬
‫الي‬ ‫اليل‬ ‫يشتاق‬ ‫"كما‬ : ‫داود‬ ‫يقول‬ ‫كما‬
‫يا‬ ‫اليك‬ ‫نفسي‬ ‫تشتاق‬ ‫هكذا‬ ‫المياه‬ ‫جداول‬
‫مز‬ ) "‫ال‬42:1‫(؟؟‬
Do I long for him as he does for me? Or as
David said "as the deer pants for water brooks,
so pants my soul for you , O God" (Psalm 42:1(
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9. ‫؟؟‬ ‫يومي‬ ‫حديثنا‬ ‫هل‬
‫؟؟‬ ‫منتظمة‬ ‫علةقتنا‬ ‫هل‬
‫معي‬ ‫بوجوده‬ ‫أحس‬ ‫هل‬
!‫دائم..؟‬ ‫بشكل‬
Do we talk daily??
Is our contact regular??
Do I feel his presence
with me continually??!
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10. ‫و‬ ‫تناول‬ ‫و‬ ‫اعتراف‬ ‫في‬ ‫أراه‬ ‫هل‬
‫هذه‬ ‫علي‬ ‫أواظب‬ ‫هل‬ ‫و‬ ‫؟؟‬ ‫انجيل‬
‫تنتهى‬ ‫أن‬ ‫أود‬ ‫و‬ ‫أمل‬ ‫أم‬ ‫الممارسات‬
‫سريعا؟؟‬
Do I meet him during confession,
communion or the gospel?? Do I
participate regularly in these, or am I
bored and wish to end it quickly??!
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11. .... ‫اخيرا‬ ‫و‬
‫؟؟‬ ‫حياتى‬ ‫في‬ ‫ال‬ ‫أين‬
!!‫قلبي...؟؟‬ ‫في‬ ‫مكانه‬ ‫أين‬
Finally…
where is God in my life…??
where is His place in my heart…?
From
Fr. Daoud Lamaay
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