G’morning Minhajquazi!
Peace be upon you!
Yes, I understand your story and thank you for honoring me by sharing it with me.
Please accept my condolences on the death of your brother - may he rest in peace. Earthly death is not permanent, Minhajquazi, and the door that leads us out of Earthly life is the same door that leads us to eternal life, so don’t worry about your brother. God’s Love, Mercy, and Grace, while undeserved by any of us, are greater than mortals can imagine.
I am a woman, so… not a priest, but I have been a missionary for thirty-seven years, praise God! The path that God put me on necessitated that I learn the basics of all expressions of faith, or most of them, and there is only One God and Father, after all. Different cultures call God different names.
Islamic tradition uses the name Allah, which is really not a proper name, but rather a designation, which in English means ‘The God.’ Many Christians in South East Asia and Malaysia use the name of Allah too.
Christian tradition uses the Hebrew Name Yod Heh Vav Heh, usually shortened to Yahweh, or morphed into Jehovah as the Name of God, and Yashuah or Yeshua for Jesus Christ. The English equivalent is Joshua.
Jewish tradition, while recognizing Yod Heh Vav Heh as the Self-proclaimed Name of God, considers it too holy to be spoken, and oftentimes even written, preferring the term Hashem instead, which in English literally means The Name.
We are all on the same journey, Minhajquazi, and God tells us that he ‘Hates divisions and sects,’ so I prefer to follow the commands of Yeshua, given to Him by our Father in Heaven, which are, to love God with everything in us, our whole heart, our whole mind, our whole soul, and our whole strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself.
God loves everyone in His Creation and Christ died once for all mankind, so I try to live my life in love, as God is LOVE, and to tell you the truth, Minhajquazi, nothing else matters. ‘LOVE conquers all.’
May the Love and Peace of God be with you,
Your servant, trusting in and surrendering to The Father through The Son.
Anij.
Edited to add: the words you like in my previous post are called ‘The Aaronic Blessing,’ which can be found in the Bible at Numbers chapter six, verses 24 - 26. I did not write such beautiful words but my spirit loves to share them.