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COVENANT PRAYER

I am no longer my own, but thine.
Put me to what thou wilt,
rank me with whom thou wilt.
Put me to doing, put me to suffering.
Let me be employed by thee or laid aside for thee,
exalted for thee or brought low by thee.
Let me be full, let me be empty.
Let me have all things, let me have nothing.
I freely and heartily yield all things
to thy pleasure and disposal.
And now, O glorious and blessed God,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
thou art mine, and I am thine. So be it.
And the covenant which I have made on earth,
let it be ratified in heaven. Amen.

So yeah why the one above well to tell you the truth - i think i would like to use this as the vow at my wedding, although i may change it up abit - for those of you who know i'm pagan and don't get it, i'm sorry - this is really actually the very close to to what i woudl use to dedicate my self to patron God/dess(s) - i like the why it phases the submission to a higher power - *close friends nod * this pray always has felt like a core part of who i am - at any rate it's very calming to read and i think i need to find a way to put it on the cealing of my room

Serenity Prayer

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.

Ah yes this is the people pleasers best friend - i have this now everywhere in the house - sorry anth - but it's something i have a hard time with - the first part anyway sometimes it's hard for me to be able to tell the differnce
~from a faithful gardener

Refuse to fall down.

If you cannot refuse to fall down,

Refuse to stay down.

If you cannot refuse to stay down,

Lift your heart toward heaven, And like a hungry beggar,

Ask that it be filled, And it will be filled.

You may be pushed down.

You may be kept from rising.

But no one can keep you From lifting your heart

Toward heaven – Only you.

It is in the middle of the misery

That so much becomes clear.

The one who says nothing good

Came of this,

Is not yet listening.

*waves at self * more people should read this - i find that where the other two are about submitting to "higher Power" this is about standing up - and sometimes standing up is what needs to happen - that is God/dess(s) are wrong sometimes and you just have to work past it - but always there is a lesson to be learned .... Always

*******In Other News***********

i think my body is tring to kill me

and i am looking for some people who might be interested in doing dark moon riutal - i found this book and while i don't like all the stuff in the ritual it is a nice jumping off point - so let me know

okay i think i'm done rambling now i'm going back to the data base and going to clean the store so it will be pretty in the morning

night all