Hi Everybody!! Thank you all for sharing! Southernbelle47, your prayer yesterday touched me so much, I cried with joy. What a wonderful blessing you have asked G-d to give us!!! I will carry that thought with me for days -- it gave me great strength!
Hi, Imagine, so sorry that it took me so long to get back to you!! Both Lucky and Southernbelle47 are right. We leave the o out of G-d out of respect and Honor to Him, "whose name is too great to speak or write", and yes, it is from the Jewish side of my religion (I am a Christian Jew). But I should mention that we do speak the word G-d, though it is written this way. Often we use the word Adonai instead, which means Lord. However, there are many names for G-d. His first was justice (this is the one not spoken or written). But, very quickly he was also known as HASHEM G-d (the G-d of mercy). It is not the word G-d that cannot be spoken, but His great and powerful Name of justice. I should also mention many Christians do speak the Christian translation (known as Y-A-W-E-E). Hope this helps.
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