#ACTs

[the-mortuary-witch]

TYPES OF DEVOTIONAL ACTS

FOR LOVE/BEAUTY DEITIES: 

Skin care.

Do your makeup (or embrace your natural beauty).

Paint your nails.

Dress up a little.

Write love letters.

Masterbate.

Change your bed sheets/clean up your room/space.

Listen to love songs/songs about sex/loving yourself.

Having sex.

Read romance novels.

Play interactive romance novels/romance games (stardew valley, dream daddy, The Arcana, etc).

FOR WAR DEITIES: 

Listen to angry music.

Advocate for yourself.

Reinforce your boundaries.

Cut out the negative people in your life.

Feel your anger, recognize your anger, don't force it down, but don't lash out to others. "I am angry. This thing made me angry. It's okay that I am angry, it is not okay to cause harm to those who do not deserve it." Etc etc.

Read biographies or accounts of war, or dystopian novels (accounts of war like Night by Elie Weisel, dystopian like Divergent or Hunger Games).

Learn self defence.

Learn about how your area was used in past wars.

Play fighting games (call of duty, mortal combat, etc).

FOR MUSIC/ART DEITIES: 

Create! Learn an instrument, draw, etc.

Write a song.

Paint for them.

Listen to experimental or storytelling music. All music is art, so find a vibe for your deity.

Take pictures of nature, art is everywhere in nature, from the paintings on butterfly wings to the sunset.

Read/write poetry.

Read poetry books, or books about music or art (think biographies from musicians/artists, or books like Guitar Notes by Mary Amato or such) (guitar notes is a mid-grade book but it's the only one I could think of the name of).

Visit galleries or local shows, support local artists.

FOR WISDOM DEITIES: 

Read books, any type, but mostly classics like Sherlock Holmes or Jane Austen.

Watch documentaries.

Take free online courses on subjects that interest you.

Visit and support your local libraries and independently owned bookstores.

Find old unloved books at thrift stores.

Learn a new skill.

Listen to music from different time periods.

Visit museums.

Play strategy games (chess, supreme commander, etc).

Do puzzles.

FOR NATURE DEITIES: 

Raise a plant or a garden.

Listen to nature sounds, or music with nature sounds.

Observe nature persevering, vines crawling up a building, dandelions in cracks in the pavement.

Read wilderness guides.

Learn about your area's native flora and fauna.

Visit local parks.

Open windows and let the fresh air in.

Scavenge/forage (in safe areas).

Play cozy games (animal crossing in a good example).

FOR DEATH DEITIES: 

Visit local graveyards/cemeteries (don't forget to be mindful and conscious of others and the spirits there).

Listen to music by artists who have passed on, or music about death.

Learn about different cultures' funeral practices.

Safely move roadkill out of the road, leave a small offering if possible (again, do so SAFELY).

Read books that have death themes (like Edgar Allen Poe, Wuthering Heights, or They Both Die In The End).

Think about how you want your body to be treated in death. Do you want to be buried, cremated, donated to science?

FOR HOME/HEARTH DEITIES: 

Read cozy books.

Play cozy games (sims, animal crossing).

Make your house seem warm and inviting to visitors.

Learn how to bake, either from scratch or a box, both are acceptable.

Learn how to sew or knit or crochet.

Watch cozy movies.

Light candles if you don't have a fireplace.

Listen to soft music.

Visit your friends or family and bring them baked goods.

FOR STRONG PARENTAL DEITIES:

Take care of your friends. 

Make sure your friends eat and are drinking water, do the same for yourself. 

Tell the people in your life you love them, you're proud of them, they're doing a good job. 

Read books about found family, self help books. 

Listen to music that makes you feel safe and loved. 

Carry a figure that represents them. 

Take care of yourself the way that they would take care of you.

Cook for yourself. Make yourself feel safe and loved.

FOR HEALTH DEITIES: 

Carry bandaids, Tylenol, and extra pads/tampons for people who may need them.

Learn about the human body and how it works.

Take your meds.

Make art out of old pill bottles for them.

Know and respect your limits.

Watch documentaries about doctors or health sciences.

Research holistic remedies and see if any might be of use to you (DO NOT SUBSTITUTE THEM FOR MODERN MEDICINE) be careful of misinformation, and any interactions that certain things might have with your meds.

FOR SEA/OCEAN/WATER DEITIES: 

Have a small fountain in your home (you can find them at some dollar stores, or if you're mechanically savvy, make your own).

Salts in your baths.

Visit local streams, creeks, rivers, or beaches.

Read about marine life/river life.

Read about your local water sources, learn about the water cycle.

Collect rain water.

Stand in the rain, feel it on you, let it ground you.

Listen to music about water/with water sounds/the ocean/the beach

Have pictures in your home/space of the ocean.

If you visit the ocean, collect some water and sand and seashells (make sure you follow your own personal gratitude system) to have in your home.

Don't fret if you're landlocked, your practice is valid, you don't need to be at the ocean all the time to feel it's presence. The rain clouds blow in from hundreds of miles away. The ocean is always with you.

Drink water.

Carry a small vial of water with you (could be ocean water, river water, or tap water with or without salt in it) you can keep it in your car, in your pocket, or wear it as a necklace, etc.

Carry a small vial of salt with you (could be hand harvested from the ocean, table salt, or any kind of off the shelf salt).

FOR SKY/WIND/AIR DEITIES: 

Let the air in, open windows when possible

Offerings of air, such as burning incense, smoking tobacco, or using essential oils.

Reading poetry, mythology, or other writings about the deity.

Let yourself be free.

Sit outside for a few minutes a day, or longer.

Playing wind instruments, like flutes or panpipes.

Making offerings of feathers, wings, or other things related to birds or mythical sky beings.

Participating in sky-related activities, such as skydiving, flying, or hot-air balloon rides, to feel closer to the sky deity.

Building or using a wind chime or wind sculpture to connect with the energies of the sky and the wind.

Engaging in outdoor activities like biking, sailing, or kite flying to appreciate the gift of air and sky.

Flying kites or sky lanterns. 

FOR TRAVELER DEITIES: 

Pick something up for them on your travels, could be a rock, could be a souvenir.

Put a symbol of them in your car.

Wear shoes that are good for walking.

Drive/walk around to explore new places (you don't even have to leave your town).

Take backroads.

Be a respectful tourist in every new place that you visit, don't be afraid of looking stupid.

FOR QUEER DEITIES:

Educate yourself on queer history.

Express yourself truthfully.

Listen to queer music.

Read queer books.

Embrace your identity.

Read queer poetry, like that of Sappho.

Keep yourself safe in spaces that are less open to identities.

Support local queer owned businesses or artists.

Queer art.

Love yourself and take care of yourself.

Go to drag shows.

Relish in the fact that queerness has been around since the very first civilizations.

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[heart-for-god]

Acts 10:43

[aodh-screaming]

been thinking about the Ethiopian Eunuch™ and how they're specifically reading Isaiah when Philip comes up to them

it makes me very happy to think that maybe after meeting Philip and being baptised (HUGE) they went back to their chariot thing

and maybe picked up their book

and a few chapters later they might have read:

"I will give them [eunuchs] a name better than sons and daughters".

gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous moment. UGH.

[kamala-laxman]

Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.” Howard Zinn

[bro-god-is-good]

The story of Stephen in Acts Chapter 7 is awe inspiring.

Stephen: a man appointed by the apostles to spread the gospel, who was described as full of grace and power, died a horrible death following God till the end.

As Stephen is spreading the gospel, people are getting angry at him and creating lies forcing him in front of the council to defend himself.

Stephen uses the Holy Spirit and speaks wisdom telling the story of how the Old Testament connects to Jesus, but still he is not believed and is stoned to death.

As Stephen is being killed, his last words are a crying out to God telling Him to not hold the people’s sins against them.

Stephen : the first martyr of Christianity stayed true to Christ till the very end. ♥️

[petpan99]

Funny acts of Cats

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[thelordismylightandmysalvation]

Verse of the Day - Acts 20:24

[godslove]

[raks777]

ACTS 2

Heavy Outpouring of Holy Spirit Gonna Come Upon All The Churches Globally, Even Unto The Ends of The Earth

(Fulfillment of Prophecy of Joel 2:28-32)

[stoicmike]

You can’t trust someone based on mere words. -- Michael Lipsey

[annamariehamilton-unofficial]

Random Ghoulposting: Christianity and Tokyo Ghoul (I promise there's a very tenuous connection)

OK so am I the only person who noticed some weirdly specific parallels between the first arc of Tokyo Ghoul with Anteiku, Kaneki, and Yoshimura, and the books of Acts and Corinthians in the Bible?

Like, there's a guy who absolutely hates a different group and devotes his life to persecuting them, and then ends up having a change of heart and becoming said group's greatest champion (St. Paul; Yoshimura, Kaneki, and Amon).

There's some very specific moral instructions on eating THIS meat, not THAT meat (debate over eating meat sacrificed to idols in Corinthians; Anteiku ghouls trying to subsist on humans who were already dead rather than taking lives).

Said persecutor-turned-champion is trying to get a bunch of angry murderhoboes to stop lying, stealing, killing, cheating, sexing, and otherwise being a moral mess for just ONE SECOND so he can teach them how to live a holy and pure life (the Corinthian church; the Anteiku ghouls).

Also persecutor-turned-champion has a "half-breed" assistant who struggles with his identity but is actually ideally situated to bring together both sides, and will ultimately become his successor (Timothy, who was mixed-race Gentile/Jewish; Kaneki, a half-ghoul).

A lot of flesh vs. spirit angst

"There is no one righteous, not one ... all have sinned, all have fallen short." - Paul of Tarsus, Romans 3:10-11 // "I think if this world is wrong, what's distorting it is everything that is in this world" - Ken Kaneki, Tokyo Ghoul chapter 79

Also fun fact part of the reason the ancient Romans persecuted the Christian church is because they heard all the talk of eating the flesh and drinking the blood of Christ and took it literally and thought the Christians were some sort of weird doomsday cannibal cult.

Granted, I just tend to read way too much Christian symbolism into everything because I am Like That, but the author of Tokyo Ghoul, Sui Ishida-sensei, actually did grow up in a Christian household, which is very unusual in Japan, as stated in an interview here: https://kenkamishiro.tumblr.com/post/177107232612/ishidas-interview-with-yomiuri-shimbun

... so those parallels popping up actually makes a lot of sense. I get the impression based on the storyline of Tokyo Ghoul and his interview remarks that Ishida-sensei suffered some sort of crisis of faith and is more of an agnostic at this point, but it is interesting to think about. He also seemed to imply that the situation of the ghouls in TG and TG:re is somewhat inspired by the historical persecutions or non-acceptance of the Christian minority in Japan.

I know this is going to sound really weird but as a Christian myself, I feel like Tokyo Ghoul has probably helped me think about and even grow in my faith more than most of the Christian fiction I've read. Even though TG's worldview is a lot more morally gray than what I personally try to hold to, and the violence is pretty extreme in places, I think it raises a lot of really interesting questions. And the ultimate message of learning to love your enemies, and live with one's own darker nature in a peaceful way, really resonates with me. Also I just really unreasonably love the story and characters. So ... yeah.

[heart-for-god]

Acts 20:24

[master-jarrus]

So I'm a christian and I have been trying to read my bible more often

Acts 2:44 the very beginning of the church the new followers (the disciples had for the most part already done this) sold all of their possessions and rejoiced in simplicity while working in a community to provide for each other

This is something Jesus calls his followers to do

He says this many many times

👀 and elder members of church wonder why today's youth is so "radical"