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The three greatest prayers I know: The Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be. God love you.

A good short prayer that is easy to remember is a line from Psalm 50: "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me." This is a mainstay of traditiona prayersl in Orthodoxy: "Glory to thee O God, Glory to Thee. O Heavenly King, O Comforter, the Spirit of Truth, who art everywhere present and fillest all things, the treasury of good things and the Giver of Life, come and abide in us, cleanse us from every stain, and save our souls O Good One. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, Have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, Have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, Have mercy on us. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. O All-Holy Trinity, have mercy on us, O Lord, cleanse us from our sins O Master, pardon our transgressions, O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Thy Name's sake Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Our Father Who art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done, On earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our daily bread And forgive us our trespasses As we forgive those who trespass against us And lead us not into temptation But deliver us from evil Through the prayers of our Holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen. Lord have mercy (x12) Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen." I personally happen to love the Prayer of the Righteous Alfred, a Western Orthodox (pre-Schism) prayer written by King Alfred the Great who, while not canonised, is increasingly being venerated in private devotions: "O Lord God Almighty, Maker and Ruler of all creation, in the name of Thy mighty mercy, through the sign of the Holy Cross and the virginity of Holy Mary, the obedience of Holy Michael and the love and merits of all Thy Saints, I beseech Thee, guide me better than I have deserved of Thee; direct me according to Thy will and the needs of my soul better than I myself am able; strengthen my mind for Thy will and the needs of my soul; make me steadfast against the temptations of the devil; keep foul lust and all evil far from me; shield me from my enemies, seen and unseen; teach me to do Thy holy will, that I may inwardly love Thee above all things with clean thought and chaste body. For Thou art my Maker and my Redeemer, my life, my comfort, my trust and my hope. Praise and glory be to Thee now and forever and unto the endless ages. Amen." God bless you and may your prayers bring you hope, strength, and nearness to God.

@@ChristianTheChicken - thank you for your support, it has been important to me. An update, he was put in front of a tribunal by the nursing and midwifery Council, but the way it was done was an obvious stitch up. It was arranged so that my autistic friend would have no legal support and no one in the room would be known to her and that she would be cross examined by her alleged abuses solicitor. When I realised what was going on, I pulled the plug on the whole thing by telling my friend that she should have nothing to do with the tribunal because she should not lend it legitimacy, so she withdrew from it and when she did, he immediately admitted his guilt. Now, I am going to hold the people who set her up like this and who attacked me when I supported her to account, under the data protection act I have obtained documents that expose the appalling way she has been treated and are riddled with provable lies, misrepresentations, and serious breaches of their statutory obligations towards her.. This is a huge scandal, and I expect it to become national news and to bring Hackney local authority adult services down to its knees. This is going to happen very soon. I am no longer living in a caravan because I could not afford it but I’m still homeless and now I live in a tent. But nothing will stop me holding those to account who have so seriously abused her. Along the way certain things have happened that are remarkable coincidences and they have made it possible for us to prove our case beyond any doubt. I wonder if fate, or maybe God, is moving in this to help us. I do not know, and I do not need to know, I just need to try and be honest with myself and to try and do what is right regardless of the consequences to me. It was only when I realised that it did not matter whether I was happy or sad whether I live or die or indeed whether I win or lose, that I was able to shake off the depression and the anxiety and the paralysing mental pain, and move forward regardless of what has been thrown at me. I had a dream that a herd of angry bulls blocked my way, and then angels came and guided them out of the way, and a woman made of life took my hand and said to me as she led me along my path that the angels had cleared “and now you may find the world”, it took me a long time to understand this dream, and how to react to it, but the way to react was to understand I must let my anger go and allow higher powers to do their work. And it is only this that has enabled me to do what I have had to do. And I have knelt on occasions and said the Lord’s prayer, and it has helped to strengthen me and it has helped to show me the way. I do not know if I am a Christian, and I am not sure if it matters, I am just a small thing, I am very imperfect, and I will face whatever judgement comes my way.

Gandalf coming back from the dead and riding a white horse in a charge against the orcs was based on the spanish legend of St. James the Moorkiller.

@@enzocompanbadillo5365 Gandalf is the name of a Dwarf in the Eddas, and his look was inspired by Odin.

@@crushinnihilism Wouldnt disagree, and yet to a great degree pop culture representations of wizards are unconsciously inspired by christianity. A grand schema monk wouldnt look out of place in a epic Fantasy setting. Theres also a deep paralelism between Radagast and St. Francis. I think Tolkiens work might point out how Christian Saints displaced but ironically merged with ancient pagan deities.

@@enzocompanbadillo5365 Odin in the Eddas is a wandering wizard with a wide brim hat. That image comes directly from the Eddas. The wandering psychopomp in grey appears in a lot of cultures. Its a Shamanic image. A lot of Christianity comes from paganism. Theres a good amount of Platonist metaphysics and Aristotle's Ethics in the writings of the Church Fathers. The symbolism associated withJesus looks suspiciously Dionysian. Christian Yoga is just Hindu Yoga with Christian symbols. Its a real shame that most Christians aren't more aware of where some of their religion takes inspiration from.

@@crushinnihilism Wouldnt disagree with most of your points, yet the mention of Christian yoga sounds odd since it is a rather modern practice. I am under the impression that you think I am defending christianity from an american evangelical protestant "christianity is pure and everything else is pagan and therefore diabolical" stance but I asure you I am not. However, Tokien was a catholic and there is undeniable influence from his religious beliefs in his work. I dont think Jonathan Pageu thinks his themes are 100 percent christian either however he does get late roman and medieval christian culture. St George slew a dragon after all.

Jonathan agrees with you, pretty sure he'd say the Bible stories are the deepest ones there are. He was talking about modern stories written by Christians.

I think I’ve found it, Konig sohn. Son of the King. Love it

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Your missing the entire narrative of the Bible. The answer is exactly what you said, Catholicism brought us to the western world and the western world is more devoid of god than ever before in history. The world will get better when the story is finished, and the Bible tells us how it will end

This is so beautifully written.

Tablet of Fire exerpts of Baháʼu'lláh Were it not for calamity, how would the sun of Thy patience shine, O Light of the worlds? Lament not because of the wicked. Thou wert created to bear and endure, O Patience of the worlds. How sweet was Thy dawning on the horizon of the Covenant among the stirrers of sedition, and Thy yearning after God, O Love of the worlds. By Thee the banner of independence was planted on the highest peaks, and the sea of bounty surged, O Rapture of the worlds. By Thine aloneness the Sun of Oneness shone, and by Thy banishment the land of Unity was adorned. Be patient, O Thou Exile of the worlds. We have made abasement the garment of glory, and affliction the adornment of Thy temple, O Pride of the worlds. Thou seest the hearts are filled with hate, and to overlook is Thine, O Thou Concealer of the sins of the worlds. When the swords flash, go forward! When the shafts fly, press onward! O Thou Sacrifice of the worlds.