In the name of the uncreated and aboriginal truth
I pray for those who waited and expected a rapture that did not come.
Many of us mocked them, and rightly so
for humor can be a powerful teacher
and behind our mockery was a desire to lift a veil of ignorance and deception.
Still, most of us would be lying if we believed that we had never held false hopes or believed in something foolish.
Especially those of us who call ourselves mages and witches.
Many of us have at times clung too tightly to a teacher, or a belief, or a theory
Only to have the rug pulled out from under our feet,
feeling foolish for our past positions.
Now that the event has come and gone let our mockery turn to compassion.
Let us lift our voices in prayer and our wands in power.
May those that foolishly spent their life savings on a dream unfulfilled
Know that they were not the first to do so.
May they recover their wealth quickly
and use the opportunity to re-build their lives closer to their ideals.
May those that feel anger at their leader
Know that they are not the first to do so
and use the opportunity to transform their anger into discriminating wisdom
May those that lost their faith
Know that they are not the first to do so.
May they hold on to that part of their spirit
that hoped for something brighter
was devoted to something greater than themselves,
and was steadfast in the face of ridicule and adversity.
May those that are humbled by the experience
hold on to that humility and let it open them to new ideas.
May their families and friends express compassion
May we all offer them solice and sanctuary.
May they realize that the kingdom of God is within them
May they realize the true meaning of Christs Gnosis.
And May they work to attain the perfect peace here on earth,
that they sought in heaven.
Amen
PS: May they feel free to join us in mocking the New Agers in December 2012!
I join in your prayer!
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That was beautiful, man. Well done, and much needed.
Joined in your prayer.
Now going back to pray that the world doesn’t end in 2012
Thanks for saying that better than I did on my blog.
A wise and beautifully-written prayer. Whatever one may think of the Family Radio folks, it is difficult to dispute the courage of their convictions. I wonder who goes further astray – the ones who risk everything on a misinterpretation of the Divine, or the ones who can’t imagine the Divine being worth any risk.
No need to mock them… They’re already mocking themselves… albeit naively! Hehe!
What about their prediction for October 21, 2011
What about it?
A lot of them will have dropped away from it, some will stick with it. All of them are worthy of compassion and understanding. In some cases that compassion may need to be wrathful in order to be of value, but its compassion all the same.
As I write above, that doesnt preclude mocking the whole farce.