Al-Fatiha, The Opening of The Koran
Priority request: the first verse of the Qur’an is one of the essential affirmations of Islam, comparable to the Shema in Judaism and the Lord’s Prayer in Christianity.
Scriptures
Litany of St. Joseph
"O God, in your ineffable providence you were pleased to choose Blessed Joseph to be the spouse of your most holy Mother; grant, we beg you, that we may be worthy to have him for our intercessor in heaven whom on earth we venerate as our Protector: You who live and reign forever and ever."
Didache (Christian scripture?)
Request: written in the 1st or early 2nd century AD. It serves as a kind of manual or catechism for Christian ethics, rituals such as baptism and Eucharist, and church organization... it was not included in the New Testament canon.
Proverbs 13:20
"He who walks with wise men shall be wise; but a companion of fools shall suffer harm" -- Lamsa.
Proverbs 19:22
"The longing of a man is to do good; and a poor man is better than a rich man who lies" -- Lamsa version.
The Philokalia of the Niptic Fathers
A collection of texts written between the 4th and 15th centuries by spiritual masters" of the mystical hesychast tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church. They were originally written for the guidance and instruction of monks in "the practice of the contemplative life" -- wikipedia.
Matthew 23:3 (Lamsa translation)
"Therefore whatever they tell you to obey, obey and do it, but do not do according to their works; for they say and do not."
The Armor of God (based on Ephesians 6:10-18)
"Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil" -- King James version.
"God created man in his own image... male and female he created them"
Priority request. Genesis 1:27.
23rd Psalm, Robert Gass & On Wings of Song
Pagan, chanted rendition of the scripture from their "Ancient Mother" album, it substitutes "she" for "he" when referring to the Lord.
Hebrews 11
Request: Confused about faith. Is Hebrews 11 the best way of understanding faith? Faith in the things unseen. That means trusting God about the things you can't see with your own two eyes, right?
Hebrews 11:3 (KJV)
"Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear" -- King James Version.
Hebrews 11:1 (KJV)
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." By request.
Psalm 91:14-15
"Because he has loved me, therefore will I deliver him; I will set him on high because he has known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him."
Doc's reading of Psalm 91
Priority request: I listen to this one frequently and it brings me peace. Doc often spoke of his voice having a high calibrating carrier wave and spoke highly of Psalm 91.