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Prayer list
Hey, guys! So, I may not like... Talk about it much, but I'm a Christian, and I'm ready and willing to pray for anyone who would appreciate a little extra help, or who would let me, so if you wanna reblog or like, I'll go through them all if one of you has a specific reason! Or if you don't want me to pray for you, but you want to pass it on anyway, just make a note in the tags or something, and I'll make sure not to (I don't want to make anyone uncomfortable!!!)
I understand devotional activities now! + realize ritual is important to me
long title but incredibly relevant.
From the start of my research into and practice with Hellenic Polytheism, I didn’t understand devotional acts. I can’t explain why but I hadn’t done any explicitly, until now, because I didn’t know how to “do it”, or what to even do...
But last night, I gave an offering and prayed (more about that later) and devoted my eating healthier to Apollo and Demeter. And today... well, I certainly ate a lot healthier for starters. More importantly, every time I ate something off my healthy list (fruits/veggies because I normally eat ZERO), I felt connected to Apollo and Demeter. I went out of my way to make sure I ate those things because I was doing it for them. And every time I did, I was celebrating them and celebrating myself by eating healthy. It was awesome, in the real sense of the word.
I also devoted a few other things to other Gods, so we’ll see how those go as well, but they weren’t as important for this discussion.
Now, realizing ritual is important to me. I hadn’t been offering/praying as often. (As an aside, I need a single word to describe this activity.) I made sure to do it yesterday and even scheduled it in my bullet journal, which I’m also trying to get back into using... The past few times, I hadn’t had much ritual to it. Pour libations, pray.... So last night, I sticked to the rituals I enjoyed at the start of my practice.
I completely acknowledge that using khernips isn’t actually necessary. I believe it’s not. But for myself, ritual practice is important. It definitely unlocks a different part of my mind, focuses me to where I need to be to pray. I light bay leaves to make my khernips - the smell immediately pulls me to a worshiping mindset since I have only smelled that when praying.
Beyond doing khernips and cleansing myself, I gave more structure to my way of praying. (Thanks to @sisterofiris for their assistance with this) This also helped significantly. I actually went out of my way and wrote down how I did it last night, in the hopes that I can repeat this again in the future. it was probably the most rewarding prayer I’ve had in a month or more, and I needed that.
TL;DR: I figured out how to do devotional activities and why they’re valuable. I found that ritual works better for me than making it up as I go, and it made praying more valuable. Big thanks to @sisterofiris for their help.
Please God, I know I don’t deserved it, but please grant me grace and comfort in this deep darkness I’m about to enter into 🙏🏽
A Thanksgiving prayer
Lord, we thank you for your blessings on not only us but also those we cherish and those we have yet to meet. Today we take the time to gather with loved ones to reflect on the gifts you've given us throughout the year and together we give thanks.
Amen.
An election day prayer
Lord, we ask you to guide the hearts of all those voting today and show them the way to ensuring a positive future to not only your children but the planet you have created as well. Help those who are undecided today vote with confidence and show your light to the elected officials who will be chosen today.
Amen.
#Prayerpost. I just found out news that I just processed now for my grandmother. I'm going to have let my anger go. I know #my mom and others will need me soon.Praying for everyone that has their mother,mother is sick,and just all the blessings for everyone who just needs a prayer .
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I just really have to take a moment to thank God (my God, not yours or theirs) for seeing me through. I'll always want more for myself, but at this point I cannot complain not one bit. I have an AH-MAZE-ZING family and group of friends that really make me appreciate being alive. I see God in them everyday, and that's why I have to give thanks.
