#prayer
Has anyone else who occasionally used to pray when things got tough become completely unable to pray since early 2020? It's like I watched the covid tragedy start to unfold in Italy and France, figured there were plenty of Catholics praying in both countries but if God exists, he clearly doesn't care and does nothing. And just like that, I've found it impossible to pray ever since. #religion #prayer #praying
Almighty God, you have created all people and all of creation. We give you thanks for this gift we’re invited to engage with hope, joy and love as your disciples. Open our hearts and our eyes to see our communities as you would have us to see them. Help us to find courage to sit and hear others when so often we want to be heard first. You are good and you are gracious, O God. Let us see all people as children of you, who created us all. It is in the name Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen. #Prayer
Had a conversation today with a friend of mine who has recently found god. I love my friend, they are an amazing person, but it was an infuriating conversation.
Why do people to come to religion or rediscover religion later in life have be so evangelical about it?
I’m an atheist. I have been since I was a teen. But I don’t weave it into every conversation.
For context, I was complaining about my shitty love life which has been a topic of conversation between us before. And his solution was that I should pray about it. Also, that I should resign myself to not finding love because that’s when miracles happen.
I don’t care if anyone is religious, I appreciated him saying he would pray for me (that’s like anyone saying they’ll hold you in their thoughts), and I’m glad that he’s found something that makes his life better.
But just, maybe, don’t be so heavy handed with it when talking to someone who is irreligious.
#religion #conversation #atheism #irreligious #prayer #evangelism
My prayers center around protection, provision, and peace.
I just love this prayer from today's office
#catholic #prayer #psalms
It's from Ps 126 i think
When the Lord delivered Zion from bondage,
it seemed like a dream.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter,
on our lips there were songs.
The heathens themselves said: “What marvels
the Lord worked for them!”
What marvels the Lord worked for us!
Indeed we were glad.
Deliver us, O Lord, from our bondage
as streams in dry land.
Those who are sowing in tears
will sing when they reap.
They go out, they go out, full of tears,
carrying seed for the sowing:
they come back, they come back, full of song,
carrying their sheaves.
#Exgay group “#Changed” is part of a #bizarre #faithhealing #cult! Don’t fall for it!
#BethelChurch in #Redding, #California, promotes #miracles and eagerly seeks to #renew the dormant “#prayawaythegay” #industry. The group also attempts to #raise the #dead and #regrow #limbs via #prayer
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #California #Religion #ConversionTherapy #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews
2 days away! Meditate and pray with world at the same time. Sept 23, 2023 - 1:00pm GMT, see https://5forhumankind.org for your local time. #prayer #meditate #5forhumankind #humanity #spirituality
A song about national unity and resilience.
The song commands the reborn Finnish heritage to be sung by children and the young to comfort the old and activate grown-ups, to unite and strengthen the different generations to face the dawn at hand in wisdom.
Lyrics: Miranel Tuhkalintu (2023)
Melody: Finnish (Kalevala)
#Finnish #Music #Song #Poetry #Poem #Hymn #Prayer #Dawn #Morning #Spring #Liberation #Mythology #Musiikki #Laulu #Runous #Runo #Virsi #Rukous #Aamu #Kevät #Vapautus #Kansanusko
A song about rebirth and liberation, with the symbolism of spring.
The song commands the ancient Finnish heritage to be born again and fulfill its mission.
Lyrics: Miranel Tuhkalintu (2023)
Melody: Finnish (Kalevala)
#Finnish #Music #Song #Poetry #Poem #Hymn #Prayer #Dawn #Morning #Spring #Liberation #Mythology #Musiikki #Laulu #Runous #Runo #Virsi #Rukous #Aamu #Kevät #Vapautus #Kansanusko
I struggle with #Prayer. I wonder, does anyone else?
Why four different prayer guides in one book?
Read the full article: Introducing The Three Ps Prayer Book
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The #confirmation class is going on camp from 22 to 24 September. 🏕️ Please pray for safe travel, and for funds for the camp, as we are in need of R5000. #Youth #Church #Prayer
Libya rescue workers pray amid flood devastation
Be joyful always, pray at all times, be thankful in all circumstances. This is what God wants from you in your life in union with Christ Jesus.
-- 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 #Bible #Christianity #Prayer
Lord, we pray this week for all those who are sick. May your #healing hand be upon them. Some are ailing emotionally. The inner scars are not visible. Others are ailing psychologically and their view of the world is not as others see the world. There are those who are relationally struggling and their joy, hopes and dreams are shuttered. Lord, we pray for you to heal all as you are able to see where no human eye can. In Jesus’ name. Amen. #Community #Prayer
#AfricanArt #prayer #Christianity #acrylicpainting or #artprints
Painting of the Day. Prayer IV
> > https://www.artcameroon.com/prayer-4-african-christian/
*Christians kneel in prayer, their faces serene and peaceful. It is #ChristianArt painting that will bring peace and tranquility to any space.
A quotation from Patrick (Saint):
«
I arise today
Through the strength of heaven:
Light of sun,
Brilliance of moon,
Splendor of fire,
Speed of lightning,
Swiftness of wind,
Depth of sea,
Stability of earth,
Firmness of rock.
»
Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/patrick-saint/63121/
#quote #quotes #quotation #awakening #power #prayer #strength
Seven Steps to Heaven, The Way of the Mystics, Following a Living Spiritual Path - Spiritual Awakening Radio Podcast @:
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@ Podcast Website:
https://SpiritualAwakeningRadio.libsyn.com/seven-steps-to-heaven-the-way-of-the-mystics
Also Apple & Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc...
#spiritualquotes #spiritualityquotes #spirituality #meditation #podcast #spiritualawakeningradio #satsang #radhasoamiji #radhaswami #heaven #enlightenment #ascension #spiritualtalk #ashram #simran #dhyan #wayofthemystics #communionwithGod #God #spiritual #prayer
"Phantom-docket cases have allowed the court’s conservative majority to rewrite precedents while avoiding any immediate real-world consequences of their rulings. Yet even by those standards, Kennedy’s case might be the most phantasmal of them all."
It's impossible to believe that the right-wing bloc controlling the Supremes do not know these cases are frequently based on outright lies. Treating them seriously dishonors the court.
#Florida #prayer #SupremeCourt #JoeKennedy #ReligiousRight
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As Matt Ford notes, this case was one of an increasing number of "phantom docket" cases the right-wing block controlling the US Supreme Court increasingly take to advance the agenda of the religious right — made-up cases about nonexistent "persecution" of "religious" people.He writes,
"These might be more simply described as fake: They rest upon nebulous theories of standing, hypothetical injuries, and right-wing causes célèbre."
#Florida #prayer #SupremeCourt #JoeKennedy #ReligiousRight
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Shocked — just shocked! (not) — to learn that the praying coach Supreme Court case was a big phony, as was Florida coach Joe Kennedy with his claim that his religious freedom was being trampled on as he sought just to pray privately at football games. Since, as we all know, God loves nothing more than a good football game and a praying coach and football team….
#Florida #prayer #coach #SupremeCourt #JoeKennedy #ReligiousRight
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https://newrepublic.com/article/175474/praying-coach-lied-supreme-court
We pray Dear Lord, for all the learners in our schools, especially the matriculants as they prepare for the preliminary Exams and going to write their final Exams. #Community #Prayer
The original meaning of “even so” meant a strong agreement or a resounding yes!
Read the full article: Even so, Lord Jesus, Come
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#PaxChristi #Prayer #dsei
#Peace
Disarm our hearts, God of Peace;
Help us to renounce the fear that takes the form of weapons.
Help us to choose the fierce love that moves your human family to dialogue, not destruction.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02Li6kjSarpnnVVAnxBmPFTnJQGHDecCs5zrKhKw8AujciU6axRGhCZ6bz7Q2yKDjDl&id=100064380203425
I create the affirmations from those prayers, knowing they are scripturally sound.
Oración fenicia del 500 a.C. encontrada en Malta:
Ríete, oh fuerte de corazón, de tu enemigo,
diviértete, debilita y ataca al adversario
desprécialo, aplástalo sobre las aguas;
derríbalo
sobre el mar, átalo, cuélgalo.
#enemigo #enemy #prayer #oracion #fenicia #phoenicia
🏛️Museo Nacional de Arqueología de Malta
The #California #Megachurch Pushing #PublicSchools to the #FarRight.
From #fights over #LGBT #rights to #prayer at #schoolboard #meetings, #ChinoValley #publicschools have become #groundzero for the #hatefilled #culturewars.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #California #Education #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #ChristianNationalism #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate
We bring before you God the lives that have been traumatically affected by tragedies this week. 🙏 #Community #Prayer #Christianity
#Bremerton's #praying #football coach #JoeKennedy got what he wanted. Now he may quit.
https://flip.it/P0H_kh
#separationofchurchandstate #football #prayer #religion #christianity #privilege #coersion
@marjolica
That is my understanding of the current situation. And parliament can block a commencement order if it wishes. Although it is unlikely that the #houseofcommons would do so the #houseoflords could do so by what is known as a #prayer . That is to say it can "pray against" secondary legislation - and this has indefinite effect.
Here in #Hawaii nei #today, we're having a vigil for #Lahaina and all #Maui across the islands. Representatives of many faith traditions have been invited. We're offering a service of Noonday #prayer (both online and in-person). We go live at noon, Hawai'i time (but it can always be seen anytime after). We will be praying for both lament and #healing.
Challenging #Prayer | Can You Change #God's Mind?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYOuDVZD4ps
They tell us "prayer works"...but is it true? Let's explore the idea that god answers prayer to see if it's even possible within the #Christian worldview.
#atheist #atheism #criticalthinking
-- Challenging Prayer | Can You Change God's Mind? --
(from Kristi Burke)
#prayer #theology #omnivalent #God #providence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYOuDVZD4ps
#WillemDrees - Is the #World Self-Organizing?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q6y18SmMuc&ab_channel=CloserToTruth
#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfScience #Science #Physics #Emergence #Entropy #Order #Organisation #Reductionism #Religion #Chance #Probability #Teleology #Psychology #Prayer #Morality #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn
Something's Up Part 1 #ShaneWarren #Christianity #Prayer
I learned and was reminded how past Biblical scripture shows the future, and the power of prayer.
Lord, we thank you this week for the faithfulness of your people who offer their lives to your service. #Community #Prayer #Methodist #Christianity
A State Of Bliss Bullfrog, new to my frog collection! Happy Sunday:)
Can Be Purchased Here..https://tina-lecour.pixels.com/featured/a-state-of-bliss-bullfrog-tina-lecour.html
#frog #meditation #prayer #sunday #art #artist #artwork #arte #mastoart #fediart #fedigiftshop #artbooster #buyintoart #ayearforart #wallart #artforsale #cute #fun
Friendly #Atheist Podcast
— A #Christian mob invaded an #Appalachian artists' retreat because of an "Om" symbol in the #chapel.
— Spokane, Washington’s mayor appeared at a #prayer event alongside #ChristianNationalist Sean Feucht and #domesticterrorist Matt Shea.
— Massachusetts rejected would-be #fosterparents because of their #bigotry, not their #Catholic #faith.
— Denver #Archdiocese sued Colorado over free pre-K because it hurts their bottom line.
This yearning brings about changes in our hearts and minds.
"The Green Tree and the Wet Stones of the Well"
#Yeats on how #WIlliamMorris was trying to replace the dead tree (the cross?) of one sort of Christianity with a #FaithOfAbundance came to mind while looking at this FB meme.
"May our common home overflow with life one again".
#PopeFrancis #LaudatoSi #OurCommonHome #Abundance
#CareOfCreation #WorldDayOfPrayer #Prayer
Do you prefer to pray in the morning or at night? Why?
#prayer #praying #religion #faith #interfaith #pagan #polytheism #monotheism #henotheism #animism
In the name of the Mad God, the One-Eyed, the Lord of the Slain and the All-Father;
Blessed are the Curious, for it is by their desire to Know that humanity learns anything;
Blessed are the Wanderers, for it is by their footsteps that the World is drawn closer together;
Blessed are the Troublemakers, for it is only by testing the Boundary that we can ascertain its rightness;
and Blessed are the Shapeshifters, for it is they who remind us that the Self is more mosaic than mountain.
#AfricanArt #prayer #Christianity #Christians #acrylicpainting
Painting of the Day. Prayer VII
> > https://www.artcameroon.com/prayer-7-african-christians/
*Here is a serene, calming painting from Cameroon in crisp acrylic colors. It's African Christians at prayer.
53 cm / 21 in width
70 cm / 27 in height
$900
I’m new to Mastodon and the community I follow and follow me is new. Last year we lost my mother in law and this weekend my father in law was taken to the ER with heart issues. In the next hour or so he will be having a procedure done. If you’re someone who prays, please pray. If you send out good vibes please send those!
Thanks all
Prayer is the soliloquy of a beholding and jubilant soul.
— Emerson
“I live my life in widening circles”
I live my life in widening circles
that reach out across the world.
I may not complete this last one
but I will give myself to it.
I circle around God, around the primordial tower.
I’ve been circling for thousands of years
and I still don’t know: am I a falcon,
a storm, or a great song?
— Rainer Maria Rilke
#poetry #spirituality #prayer #inspiration #WritingCommunity
Cancel Culture
What happens to a canceled person
what becomes of their uncancelable spirit
If they are an #artist, where do they go
to share their undimmed vision of #beauty
the eternal moonlight illuminating
their enduring dark nights of the #soul
who witnesses their contrition,
redemption or #transformation
How might we pray for Mercy
when we have become wrathful deities?
O merciful God, grant me to covet with an ardent mind those things which may please Thee, to search them wisely, to know them truly, and to fulfil them perfectly, to the laud and glory of Thy Name. Amen. #Christianity #Catholic #Prayer
“Soon I will be done
With the trouble of the world
Going home to live with God”
‘Do you want to know what has a higher degree than #prayer, fasting and #charity?
Repairing a #friendship.
A ruined friendship cuts away at everything else.’
— Prophet Mohammed ﷺ
#Islam #quotes #spirituality #life #motivation #kindness #faith
#AfricanArt #prayer #Christianity #Christians #acrylicpaintings
Painting of the Day. Prayer II
> > https://www.artcameroon.com/prayer-2-african-christian-art/
*This beautiful and exuberant painting by Cameroonian artist @Anguwalters is a powerful and moving depiction of prayer.
Help for last minute #worship prep for tomorrow
#Sunday
"Might unimaginable,
love unfathomable
present in the smallest subatomic particle
and dancing among the galaxies".
#LectionaryPrayers for Sunday 30 July 2023 Proper 12.
30 July 2023
#lectionary #prayer #liturgy #clergy #worship #WorshipLeaders
http://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2023/07/24/opening-prayers-for-30-july-2023-proper-12a/
A special #LectionaryPrayers this week!- Complete #prayers and commentary for Proper 11 (Year) #Sunday 23 July 2023 #lectionary #prayer #liturgy #clergy #worship #WorshipLeaders
http://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2023/07/17/prayers-and-commentary-for-proper-11-year-sunday-23-july-2023/
#AfricanArt #prayer #Chistianity #Christians #painting or #artprint
Painting of the Day. Prayer V
> > https://www.artcameroon.com/prayer-5-christian-painting/
*This beautiful and serene acrylic painting by Cameroonian artist Angu Walters is of a devout Christian woman praying.
In case someone needs to hear it: You can pray without words. If you can speak, speak. But if you can only cry, laugh, scream, draw, or bask in the intensity of the Divine, that counts as prayer, too.
Got to love #GAB and its #extremist #Christian #Hate take on the world. Now they are going for other countries too.
#Protest outside abortion clinics is #prayer now, apparently.
I am sure this is just what the little baby #Jesus would have wanted.
#Ireland #Abortion #ChristianNationalism #Nutjobs #HateSpeech #Europe #FreeSpeech
"#God of joy and laughter, bringer of surprises and giver of peace, we come to your house and gather with your people to praise and thank you for all your goodness to us". #LectionaryPrayers for #Sunday 18 June (Proper 6)
#Worship #prayer #liturgy #clergy #WorshipLeaders #Christianity
https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2023/06/14/opening-prayers-for-june-18-2023-proper-6a/
Mushrooms, bluebells, moss and snails. From my time in soaking wet woods this morning.
#Mosstodon #moss #nature #naturephotography #naturelovers #snail #bluebells #englishcountryside #england #woods #woodland #pagan #prayer #bloomscrolling #fungi #mushrooms #mushtodon
Texas lawmaker says critics of prayer as shooting response “are people that don’t believe in an almighty God”.
In other words: people who criticize #prayer as a response to #shootings dare not believe that an invisible, imaginary being who routinely "allows" massacres without lifting an imaginary finger can solve our #gunviolence problem. To believe that is superstition at best, or just hypocrisy.
At least 9 hospitalized after shooting at Texas outlet mall: Live updates https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/allen-texas-mall-shooting-05-06-23/index.html
I'm looking for a good seuda shleshit bencher. I do have one with nusach sphard (I presume ) but a lot of the text is in Aramaic, presumably from the Zohar, and I would need Hebrew to get the most out of it. Alternatively if there is a sidur from any community or time somewhere that has a seuda shleshit "service" what would that be and where could I find it?
📣Weekend Offer :
If buying books on #amazon makes you uneasy, you may be interested to know that Bookshop.org, the socially-conscious alternative, is offering #free #shipping this #Saturday & #Sunday. 📚
Here are my 2 latest #books 🤓
#ethics @bookstodon #bookstodon #bookstores #shopping #reading #WritingCommunity #weekend #Egypt #culture #travel #nature #spirituality #prayer #faith #SilentSunday
For #clergy, other #WorshipLeaders, and anyone who likes a #prayer: opening prayers for this #Sunday (#Easter 4), for which the theme is the Good #Shepherd.
#liturgy #worship #church #Christianity
https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2023/04/26/opening-prayers-for-the-fourth-sunday-of-easter-year-a-30-april-2023/
On the 27th night of #Ramadan, over a quarter million #Palestinian worshippers are staying all night at #Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa #Mosque to observe Laylatul-Qadr, defying #Israel's restrictions.
✨
“The night [Laylatul Qadr] worth more than 1000 months”
#Quran 97:3
✨
Opening Prayers for the Second Sunday of #Easter Year A (16 April 2023) #lectionary #prayer #WorshipLeaders #liturgy #clergy #Christian
https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2023/04/11/opening-prayers-for-the-second-sunday-of-easter-year-a-16-april-2023/
For Sufi mystics, the rose represents the sacred and inaccessible centre of God—it is the point of essential union between man and the Divine.
For this reason, in Turkish poetry, the nightingale is described as being ‘şeydâ’ (mad) or ‘zâr’ (weeping and wailing) over his Beloved.
#ramadan #Islam #mystery #poetry #mysticism #faith #prayer #sufi #birds #beauty #Turkey #culture #art #God #flowers #roses #thursday #today
Another mass shooting, and another opportunity for prayer.
It's wonderful that people can chant/mumble/communicate with a nonexistent entity and feel the easy, intoxicating high of moral virtue and self-righteousness without having to actually do anything.
Smudging for anyone who needs a bit of this today. Mino giizhigad, kina wiyaa. <3
#native #Indigenous #smudge #prayer
Did you know there was a Black (Negro) National Anthem? If yes, raise your hand if you know the lyrics. If not, listen to this rendition.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=8QK4p22LHtw&feature=shares
#bible #church #husbandandwife #jesussaves #jesuschrist #scripture #christian #amen #worship #godisgood #blessed #hope #truth #gospel #inspiration #holyspirit #lord #christianity #jesus #prayer #bibleverse #grace #god #pray #faith #praise #christ #peace #love #lbxfitness
Repentance or #Metanoia?
#healing #prayer
Matt 4:12–23
.
I’m hearing #Jesus say something like this:
“Listen! Change your #mind & your #heart about the way you are headed… turn & face a new way! #God is here with you & loves you deeply… God’s Kingdom is near. The way you face friends… the way you are headed will lead to disaster.”
I don’t get #judgment or #shame in the word “metanoia” that I get from “repent”.
I find some healing in that. Do you?
Offering up a morning blessing. My Great Gram was Native American and I feel a connection to the beauty and simplicity of my ancestral culture. Thank you for your support!
ART IS HERE: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/native-american-harmony-symbol-peace-prayer-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html
#native #art #artwork #artist #artists #blessings #prayer #spiritual #spirituality #unity #racism #antiracism #equity #equality #rainbow #colorful #mastoart #fediart #mastodonart #AYearForArt #home #house #peace #love #goodnight #peaceful #goodvibes #humanity #poetry #poem #healing #om
I've made a simple bot that "toots" daily #KL, #Malaysia #prayer time schedule and notifications, a la @/waktuSolatKL on Twitter, here on Mastodon. Give a follow maybe :D @waktusolat
@iamalsoandy
I've just downloaded "Questions of Life: An Opportunity to Explore the Meaning of Life" and in the introduction Nicky describes Alpha as "being designed for non-churchgoers, those seeking to find out more about Christianity and those who have recently come to faith in Jesus Christ."
One of the chapters / sessions is "Why and How Do I Pray?" and CAP want me to be comfortable praying for people who attend their Life Skills programme that I want to run at my church.
#Prayer
I got nuked almost a year ago from #Twitter because I was exposing Mike #Flynn and his plan to destroy American #democracy.
One of the tweets that made Flynn very mad was my discovery that he intentionally led a #Christian church in a theosophical #occult #prayer by #fascist cult leader Elizabeth Clare Prophet.
So, I’m sure he will be very upset by this toot. 🎉
#ArrestMikeFlynn #SatanGate👹
#THREAD
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https://jimstewartson.substack.com/p/theosophy-the-occult-roots-of-the
Another Home Blessing: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/home-blessing-colorful-heart-art-sharon-cummings.html and HERE: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/home-blessing-with-sun-moon-and-stars-sharon-cummings.html #home #cozy #safeplace #house #housewarming #gift #gifts #giftidea #giftideas #fediart #fedigiftshop #comfort #peace #blessing #prayer #native #indigenous
Okay, #introduction time: #GenX suburban wife and mom of a teenager; ex-journalist working for a research nonprofit; befuddled first-time #CCD teacher.
Interests:
#Catholicism
#prayer
#mystics
#theology
#journaling
#CommonplaceBooks
#HobonichiWeeks
#baseball
#Padres
#WhiteSox
#anxiety
#neurodivergence
#autism
#LowCarb
#baking
#GravityFalls
#Amphibia
#TheOwlHouse
#AvatarTheLastAirbender
#SpyXFamily
#StudioGhibli
#NYTSpellingBee
Expanded #intro
Twice a #widow Recovering #healthcareworker Third generation #nurse
#mystic #holistic #moderate
#catparent #Crone #reader #artist #writer #curious #queer
#officemanager #instructor #spiritual #animism #prayer
:mindlyheart: 🤲🙏
I 💗 #crows