Source: Global Worship, July 20, 2016
Image: Christ the Guru. Oil painting by M.P. Manoj, based on the original drawing by Joy Elamkunnapuzha, Christian Musicological Society of India.
A friend in India writes:
Happy Guru Purnima! [annual day in India and Nepal to honor your guru and focus on their teachings]. Prabhu Yeshu ji mere sadguru he! (Lord Jesus is my sadguru, true/highest teacher).
This day (from one night to the next night) is a day when millions of people in India and Nepal (and some in the diaspora) will be focusing on better learning and following the teachings of their gurus (guru = one who dispels darkness, and can be used for a secular teacher, and especially for religious and musical teachers). Many shishya (devotees/disciples/students) will wake up at 4am to begin, meditating on his teachings in the early morning, worshiping him throughout the day, and studying his teachings throughout the day. Many will be fasting as they study their guru’s teachings throughout the day. Many will meet together with other devotees, and talk with others about his teachings, or sing songs of devotion to him.
» Read full story, with worship honoring Christ as highest guru. If this is your cup of chai (or that of those you hope to reach), check out the Yeshu Bhajan Digital Songbook (praise songs to Jesus in Hindi).
Beautiful.
Mar Stephen Duncan, OCCA