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((( Translated by Taejung Kim Welsh, Ph.D. )))
November 3, 2009
Grace before Meal
This meal—
Prepared by the breath of the good earth,
The vein of rivers,
The mercy of the sun,
The touch of hands by winds—
Is a gift from our Beloved.
By this meal—
My body is all the earth and water,
The entirety of fire and wind is my reality—
I come to understand.
Through this meal—
I become one body with the Universe,
In this offering of grace.
With all my body and soul,
Will serve all living beings.
The resident (head) priest of Hwa Gye-Sa,
Soo-Kyung, with gathered hands in prayer.
Full-Moon of the First Month, the year of Ghi-Sa (1989)
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Translated by Taejung Kim Welsh, Ph.D.
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