Unique Effective Prayers
Not having been raised with much understanding of how to pray, this is something I had to learn and practise upon joining the Church of Perfect Liberty (PL). Although at first I was quite sceptical about the benefits of praying, I soon found the PL prayers so effective I was simply blown away by the countless blessings I and my family received. It was certainly not something I had expected.
To explain PL’s unique powerful Oyashikiri Prayer, the movements we make in performing it and the five syllable word ‘O-ya-shi-ki-ri,’ were received from God by Reverend Tokuchika Miki, PL’s spiritual leader. He originally prayed to God for a unique prayer form that PL could use when it first started in September 1946, and as a result, the basic form PL now uses was revealed to him. Later on he prayed for a word by which the members could immediately reach God and this word, Oyashikiri, was revealed to him on May 29, 1958. This divine word used within the original prayer form is what constitutes the Oyashikiri Prayer.
The hands above the head movement of the prayer form is similar to the prayer of the Tibetan monks and it represents our self in complete oneness with God, while the position of the hands together in prayer under the chin with the head slightly bowed, is common to Christianity and many other religions.
The word Oyashikiri itself, even uttered separately from the prayer form, is used by PL members all over the world when they face difficulties. Repeating Oyashikiri out loud or in our minds has a calming effect. It is also well known in PL to have saved the lives of countless members in dangerous situations over the years.
It’s important for PL members to learn the Oyashikiri Prayer and to use it to assist them for important matters such as pain, illness, misfortune, praying for success in getting a new job, praying for a sick family member, praying to pass an exam, and for countless other things.
Quite often my wife and I will do the Oyashikiri Prayer for things either together or separately, depending on whether they are for family or personal matters.
PL also has the Shikiri Prayer which we can use for many things throughout the day. This is a short, sincere and firm prayer to God using the PL prayer form and asking assistance for things like: ‘I’m going shopping. Please bless me to drive safely there and back and for me to find the things I want to purchase.’
I personally pray the Shikiri Prayer many times each day to ask for God’s blessings throughout the day. Then in the evening, while doing my evening prayers, I give thanks through the Shikiri Prayer for the things that have happened during the day. Even for negative things I give thanks that I had the opportunity to learn through them.
The main thing that those performing these prayers must understand is that prayers alone will achieve nothing. God expects us to do our human effort as well and the results we receive are directly proportional to the efforts we make.
Bill Trotter
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