My morning Asatru devotionals are an important part of my religious life. First, I greet the day with the (slightly modified) words of the valkyrie Brynhild in the Eddic poem Sigrdrifumal -
Hail to the day! Hail to the sons of day!
Hail to night and its daughter!
Gaze gently on me standing here;
Give your blessings on my battles!
Hail to the Gods! Hail to the Goddesses!
Hail to the all-giving Earth!
Wisdom and lore grant me, as long as I live,
And healing hands.
Then I recite a rather longish prayer I have developed over the years. It includes the petition, "May I be worthy of Valhalla..." No surprise there; I am sure many of us hope and strive to be accepted into Odin's hall. But perhaps fewer ask the next item: "May I be worthy of Midgard, worthy of life."
We often take life here in our world for granted. Jaded and habit-driven, we ignore the treasures that surround us. The first ray of the sun's rising, the piping of the finch in springtime, the breath of a breeze against our skin...Those who say material existence is evil are wrong; it is a veritable paradise, if only we will look, and listen, and feel. Life is good, and we should daily embrace it to ourselves.
The gift of life is a great one, and I try to be worthy of it by being aware of the beauty around me...by serving life rather than death...by protecting this Earth, our home, as best I can...and, when I sit down to food, by thanking the life that died that I might live - for I would not take that life in vain.
Hail to the ancestors and the Holy Powers, who gave us life! May we live fully and with awareness!
Steve McNallen
Asatru Folk Assembly
http://runestone.org
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That's really awesome. I can't say that I start the day with a prayer, or that I even pray that much, but you have one of the smartest outlooks on life I know. I'd like to know what the full pray you say is, but I understand such things can be very personal.
I try to live in that same spirit each day though. I think that probably the greatest thing the warrior side of our religion give us isn't just the ability to handle the violence of the world, but it teaches us the sweetness of life, from each breath of air or sip of Starbucks, to the moments we have with friends and loved ones. To affirm life, in all its forms is the greatest offering we can give to the Gods and Goddesses that brought us here.
These are my humble, but proud, thoughts.
Thanks Steve for that little bit of insight into your life. It is comforting to hear that my own morning routine halfway around the world is not too dissimilar to your own.
I too greet the day with a short prayer to the gods & goddesses and give thanks for the strength they provide me each day to face life’s challenges as I strive to live each day in the true spirit of Asatru.
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Dear 雅婷,
We can do without the hyperlinks to girly sites thanks. Not only is this offensive but also extreemly disrespectful. Hopefuly the moderator of this blog with block such users as yourself.
This blog is for followers of the native European religion Asatru. So please find someone elses blog to pollute with your links.
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