(1 Timothy) First Letter from Small Man to He Gives Honor 2

GUIDANCE FOR SENDING UP PRAYERS

1First of all, I call on you to send your voice to the Great Spirit with many kinds of prayer. Give thanks as you ask him to bless all people everywhere with the things they need.

2Send up prayers for rulers and all governing authorities, so we may live our lives in a peaceful and sacred way, walking together with harmony and respect.

3This will make Creator’s heart glad and will be seen as a good thing by the one who sets us free and makes us whole.

CREATOR LONGS FOR ALL PEOPLE TO BE FREE

4Our Creator longs to set all people free and guide them into the full understanding of the truth.

5For there is only one Great Spirit, and only one who can bring the Great Spirit and human beings together in peace. That one is Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One, who is himself human.

6He gave up his own life to set all people free, so that, when the time was right, this truth would be made clear to all humankind.

7The reason I was given the sacred task of a truth teller and a message bearer is to tell others this good story. I am not speaking with a forked tongue! Creator has sent me to be a faithful and true wisdomkeeper to the Outside Nations.

GUIDANCE FOR MEN AND WOMEN

8So in every place you gather as a sacred family , I want the men who pray to lift up their hands in a sacred manner, putting away all anger and disagreement.

9In the same way, I want the women who pray in the sacred family gathering to wear clothes that represent them well. They should dress in a modest and respectful manner. There is no need to try to look better than others with fancy hair, or with gold, pearls, or clothes that cost too much.

10It is only right that a woman who represents herself as walking in a sacred manner should show her beauty in the good things she does for others.

11At our sacred family gatherings , a woman should remain quiet while learning from those who teach and humbly follow their instructions.

12I do not permit a woman to teach or take over for a man, but to listen quietly.

13For Red Clay (Adam) was formed first and then Life Bearer (Eve) .

14Also, Red Clay (Adam) was not fooled by the evil trickster . It was the woman who was fooled and walked where she should not.

15But since being set free and made whole came through a woman giving birth to a child, women will be kept safe through the pain and labor of childbirth if they keep walking a sacred path of trust, love, and self-control.

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