the sound of the vowel -o- in God when invoking Him in prayer is very similar to the sound of the Hindu-Buddhist -o- in Om*, the opening sound ('word') at the beginning of a prayer, greeting, or invocation: 'Om Swastiastu, Om....'
the -o- sound is usually also closely connected to one's movement of exhalation, releasing the ties that bind one's energy: letting go.
Why God is called God?
Probably because ‘Dave’ didn’t sound majestic enough for the creator of the universe.
I mean, imagine the prayers otherwise: ‘Oh Dave almighty, hear our plea.’
It just doesn’t quite thunder across the heavens…
The Lord God reveals Himself to us in many ways.
Seems to me you have demonstrated one of the ways He has done so !!!
beautiful text, thank you. another 2 cents:
the sound of the vowel -o- in God when invoking Him in prayer is very similar to the sound of the Hindu-Buddhist -o- in Om*, the opening sound ('word') at the beginning of a prayer, greeting, or invocation: 'Om Swastiastu, Om....'
the -o- sound is usually also closely connected to one's movement of exhalation, releasing the ties that bind one's energy: letting go.
* sometimes spelled as Aum
Thank you very much. I have just looked into Om Swastiastu and gone down another language rabbit hole for another post. My brain in exploding!
Another informative well designed post. Well done Baldy!!!!!!! (Matt 25:21).