Prayers!

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Prayers!

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Post the prayers your character(s) have come up with for other players to take inspiration from or use as-they-are. In the latter case, we'd assume these prayers were written in some kind of common prayer book. Regardless, without further ado: All of Viktoria's prayers to Serafina, so far.

Serafina, teacher of the light,
Lend me your wisdom noble one.
Help me to be a better woman,
and to guide others as you guide us.
Your fallible soul shines beautifully with your care.

Serafina, peacemaker,
Lead me towards that peace behind pain,
and the resolve behind regret.
Illuminate to me where pain hides behind apathy,
and fear hides behind hatred.
Help me develop the wisdom to guide,
and the strength to carry on.

Serafina, exemplar of enlightenment
Help me to find contentment in respite,
meaning in the resolution of conflict,
and the wisdom to know when either of them is needed.
Your peace is as a beacon.

Serafina, of the unshakeable will,
Help me to forge my will into steel,
Resilient, yet flexible,
and guide me towards the wisdom to lead others down that same path,
as you guide us all.
By your actions, you show the wisdom you have grown,
and the work it has taken.
I thank you for sharing it with us.

Serafina, renewer of life,
I find myself regularly unable to tell the difference between my greed and responsibility.
Help me to strike that balance between giving to strengthen others,
and not weakening myself in the process.
Counsel me against the folly of hating myself because I am unable to help everyone who may need it.
I know I must look to my own strength,
But sometimes it seems beyond me.
Through your strength you lift us up, and through your wisdom you know how to.

Serafina, veilpiercer,
We have begun the long process of trying to unravel the infestation.
Please help me nurture the intelligence to find the truth,
the force of will to act upon it,
and the fortitude and compassion to not lose myself along the way.
Through the mists of uncertainty, your light shines a way.

Serafina, defender of the helpless,
Teach me to forge that inner flame,
the determination to give all to protect.
Help me build the wisdom to know when to keep fighting,
and when to seek another way,
by peace, retreat, or any other path.
By your actions, you show the beauty in sacrifice and the necessity of good judgement.

Serafina, ironclad soul,
Counsel me against the predations of the nether,
help me build the resilience to overcome them,
and the wisdom to know when I am pushing too far.
With inner strength, resistance remains possible regardless of circumstances,
and it is between desire and reality that our pains form.
Help me to see this rift whenever pain arises,
and to draw strength from that knowledge, from that absurdity.
In our souls, we channel a sun.

Serafina, hearthtender,
It is so easy to let momentary things take precedence over the people we truly value.
Help me to remember who and what it is I work and fight for,
and train me to be strong enough enough to always make it back.
Beside the hearth,
in the glow of flame and friends.
In the crackle of the hearthfire embers,
and the torrents of the raging wildfire,
you show us the nature of the world.

Serafina, life-builder,
In the long stretches of life,
it can be so easy to lose track of what matters.
Help me to remain true to my values,
through doubt and difficulty.
So often, the substance of a life is built in the days we have to ourselves,
and what we do with them.
It is in those days we often forge the person who can combat crisis.
Guide me towards a mastercrafted soul, wise one.

Serafina, kind and stalwart counselor,
As we come out of childhood,
so many of us think there are complex sets of laws to the world,
inherent codes of what is right and wrong.
When we are confronted with violations of these codes, we so often flee.
But these codes still exist within our minds.
Help me to find harmony -balance- in life,
and from that harmony draw strength,
to help bring forth our Inner Light.

Serafina, guide and guardian,
I have set for myself a colossal endeavor,
to devise a treatment for the infestation.
For want of synonyms,
and avoiding repetitive prayers,
let me find the drive within to persist,
and help me find the clarity and sharpness of mind to succeed.
I think I find failure in this more frightening than the resen alone,
for it means I will not have been good enough.
Help me to accept my failings with humility, that does not stray into self-deprecation.
In our words, I find some solace.

Serafina, avatar of compassion,
Help me grow the patience to withstand the needling of others,
without needing to respond in kind and protect my ego.
Aid me in piercing into the hearts of others,
and in wielding the charisma to get through to them,
so that I may best help them.
By the light of your love,
we see the shadow of fear.

Serafina, trailblazer,
Through the fog of life shine your beacon,
show to me the pitfalls,
and make my chosen paths as clear as they can be.
Help me to be stronger to face the evil, the self-centred, and the waylaid,
lead me to the wisdom to know when they are one and the same,
and reinforce in me the ability to help them,
as you help me,
and as I help myself.
Trailblazer, show me a light.

(Litany against turmoil)
Serafina, wildfire,
In my mind there is turmoil,
doubt and disconnect.
Let there be only flame.
Let there be only ash.
Let there be only the carrying wind.
Let there be nothing, where only I remain.

Serafina, lightbringer,
By the light of your words,
the recesses of my mind are illuminated.
Grant to me your guidance in navigating the minds of myself and others,
so that I may know myself,
so that I may know others,
so that I am unable to not love myself,
so that I am unable to not love others.
With this compassion,
and with the strength and wisdom refined with practice, reflection, and moderation,
we seek to bring justice into the world.

Serafina, giftgiver,
Thank you for your guidance,
your protection,
and your light.
With your care and ours,
our lives grow strong, beautiful, and intertwined.
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