[Main Blog Post] A Few Daily Prayers

[jprussell]

I have found it helpful in my own spiritual practice to say regular prayers for a few things I do every day (or most every day). Personally, I find it helpful to find excuses to turn my mind to the spiritual when otherwise going about my business, and these prayers help. As always I welcome feedback, but for this one in particular, I'd love to hear what kind of habitual/regular prayers you say or spiritual practices you engage in, whether monotheistic, polytheistic, or otherwise.

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[jprussell]

For food, I got started with a simple "Thank you to everyone who got this from where it started to here."
Thanks for the kind words!

As for the block, I don't have quite the same thing, but I did struggle for a while with prayer "feeling Christian," since the only prayers I had ever said growing up were Christian ones, praying felt like a Christian activity. These days I don't feel that as much, I think through sheer repetition.

And your thought about "more art than heart" is a good one - I know you were directing it at your own efforts, but thanks for putting that idea in my head, it'll be a good antidote to getting too cutesy with the metrical forms and what not.

Lastly, sadly, I do not have that devotional - I've been considering getting some of her devotionals (like the Odhinn one), as I like her approach to prayer and piety, but I haven't done so yet. I may poke around alibris and see if I can find Skalded Apples (heh).

[(Anonymous)]

I own it; I got extra-lucky on Half Price Books website a few months ago (because of course I didn't get permission to honor the Norse deities until AFTER the book was OOP!). It doesn't show up used very often. If you can't find a copy, perhaps we can work something out. If you're interested, let me know how to contact you.

--Sister Crow

[jprussell]

Ah, very nice - since you commented, I have found it is hard to come by, indeed! I might head over to her blog today for Wodinic Wednesday and ask if she has any plans to reprint. If not, I'd certainly be interested in borrowing it, and I'd be more than happy to offer something of mine in return. To get a hold of me, if you're comfortable with email, jeff DOT powell DOT russell AT the super common "g" email provider is a good way to get a hold of me. If not, a comment here with "not for posting" in the subject or body works as well.