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A Before-Bed Rosary Inspired by Episcopal Compline

I love Episcopal compline. I find it incredibly meaningful to pray before bed, especially in a group, and it brings me such comfort and joy. Recently, I found a version that is used on Episcopal prayer beads, and decided I wanted to alter it to fit the rosary. I've been trying to pray it nightly for Lent, and I swear I can feel God tuck me in when I do!

The Crucifix:

Make the sign of the cross and pray a "Glory Be", followed by this introductory prayer: Guide us in waking, O Lord, and guard us while sleeping. The Lord almighty grant us a quiet and perfect end.

The Beads Leading to the Medal:

On the next bead, pray the 'Our Father', followed by this prayer, once on each of the 'Hail Mary' Beads: "May God’s love surround us as we sleep and dream." After that, on the 'Glory Be' bead, finish with: "O God, make speed to save us. O Lord, make haste to help us."

The Decades:

Each decade goes as follows: The 'Our Father' is replaced with: "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Loving God, I remember a time today when I could not seem to find you. Loving God, I remember a time today where you were very findable." and then finishes with an: "Our Father..." The 10 small 'Hail Mary' beads are replaced with: "Keep me as the apple of your eye,; hide me under the shadow of your wings." And finish on the 'Glory Be' bead with: "O God, make speed to save us. O Lord, make haste to help us."

The Closing:

On the final closing medal, we pray: "Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your love's sake. Lord, you now have set your servant free to go in peace as you have promised. For these eyes of mine have seen the Savior, whom you have prepared for all the world to see: A Light to enlighten the nations, and the glory of your people Israel. Guide us waking, O Lord, and guard us sleeping; that awake we may watch with Christ, and asleep we may rest in peace"

Amen!

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Sometimes I think about how the paintings of the agony in the garden are ……..inaccurate? I mean Jesus is fully God but He is also fully man and when we are afraid we don’t usually look up placidly at the sky while kneeling in the grass. I basically break down before taking a hard exam and you think that Jesus was all stoic like that before He was tortured and died for us? No, He sweat blood.

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i will never forget when my grandfather said that the first time he used an electron microscope he knew he was closer to God than he was before, because he was seeing what only a few decades ago only God had been able to see.

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i see a lot of people on the more progressive side of christianity who are uncomfortable with the image of Christ as King because of the monarchist sentiments and how it's been/being used for christian dominance and christian (white) supremacy. and i hear them. i really do! but to me, Christ as King is a reminder that the governments of men are of men. man made, human made. they are not above all, they are not sacred, they are not above reproach and revolution. Christ is Lord of All. Christ reigns. Christ decides. Tyrannical governments, governments built on genocide and oppression and racism and colonialism and misogyny and more? they will fall. they are destined to fall. because Christ is King.

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My fiancé was accidentally dragged along by a friend to a “science talk” at his church. The friend didn’t realize what it would be like when he invited my Fiancé but it was a two hour long talk about young earth creationism and how Adam and Eve walked with the dinosaurs and just all that stuff. I personally don’t really give a crap if that’s what you believe but it just makes me sad that this is what people’s hard earned money they donated to a church was used for. An over produced talk with lights and new speaker systems and at the end the donation basket is passed around so you can fund further extravagant talks to change people’s beliefs on something that doesn’t fucking matter. Jesus wouldn’t care weather I believed if dinasours if had feathers or not. How much money was spent there that could have gone to a true mission, filling the community’s food pantry, funding the church day care, paying off medical debt for those in the community. The church should be using the money it’s been given to further the mission in impactful ways and to serve its community. I don’t see how this served anyone in a tangible way besides fellowship (which is important still) but ugh I’m just frustrated.

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Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was left unaided.

Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me.

Amen.

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Jesus was trans and intersex.

and i'm not just saying this to "trigger the fundies" or inserting my own personal headcanon. i mean it.

first of all, if Christians are to believe Jesus was an immaculate birth, then we must believe there was no human father for him to obtain a Y chromosome from. hence, intersex Jesus.

second, since God is beyond our mortal concept of gender (and therefore "genderless"), and Jesus is God's earthly form, it would only stand to reason that this was God's choice to represent Themselves as male on earth. hence, trans Jesus.

"but couldn't God have just given Jesus a Y chromosome?" i suppose so, but... why would They bother? back then, humans didn't know what chromosomes were. there was no way to "test" what chromosomes a person had. giving Jesus a Y chromosome would've just been superfluous. it'd be like crying a tear into the ocean and expecting someone to find it.

but even if we set the chromosomes thing aside, just by virtue of being a male avatar of a genderless cosmic being, Jesus was trans.

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MY GOD IS HUGE MY GOD IS LOVING MY GOD IS ESOTERIC MY GOD IS FORGIVING MY GOD IS ALL THINGS GOOD!!!

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Henry Ossawa Tanner's depiction of the Annunciation will always be my absolute favourite but I really do think there is something so ethereal and endearing about his study before the official artwork was completed.

The way Mary sits with almost no visible features but you can still tell that her hands are clasped in prayer- the angel Gabriel manifesting as a single stroke of light as the paint and room seems to contort around him. Easily one of the all timers.

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Would anyone like to start a bible study with me?

I am currently going through and slowly reading the bible and asking a lot of questions and really trying to grasp the text.

I don't have any friends who are Christian unfortunately. This is difficult as I am a very social person and I find it a lot easier to learn through communication with others.

I would want it to be a really safe and healthy environment to ask questions and really better our faith.

We could create a discord server maybe? I'm not too sure. Is anyone interested?

About me: Nineteen, Australian, queer, pro lgbtq, pro choice, pro Palestine. I am trying to explore a lot more about my Christian faith.

Edit: I have quite a few people interested!

Here is a discord link: https://discord.gg/8ePdPPRx

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the sexiest trait a man can have is obedience

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The Holy Spirit.

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While praying the rosary by a deathbed today I could feel Mary praying with me. Praying for the body and soul of the dying person in front of me. Praying for her salvation. Her release from pain. Her comfort in these final days. Mary was praying alongside me.