I forgot that I was an ordained minister until like..... 3 minutes ago

Does anyone want a moth vampire therian/otherkin to officiate a wedding/funeral?

1 Corinthians 2:7-8 (NKJV) - But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Speak Evil of No One

1 Remind people to be submissive to [their] magistrates and authorities, to be obedient, to be prepared and willing to do any upright and honorable work,

2 To slander or abuse or speak evil of no one, to avoid being contentious, to be forbearing (yielding, gentle, and conciliatory), and to show unqualified courtesy toward everybody.

3 For we also were once thoughtless and senseless, obstinate and disobedient, deluded and misled; [we too were once] slaves to all sorts of cravings and pleasures, wasting our days in malice and jealousy and envy, hateful (hated, detestable) and hating one another.

4 But when the goodness and loving-kindness of God our Savior to man [as man] appeared,

5 He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but because of His own pity and mercy, by [the] cleansing [bath] of the new birth (regeneration) and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

6 Which He poured out [so] richly upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior.

7 [And He did it in order] that we might be justified by His grace (by His favor, wholly undeserved), [that we might be acknowledged and counted as conformed to the divine will in purpose, thought, and action], and that we might become heirs of eternal life according to [our] hope.

8 This message is most trustworthy, and concerning these things I want you to insist steadfastly, so that those who have believed in (trusted in, relied on) God may be careful to apply themselves to honorable occupations and to doing good, for such things are [not only] excellent and right [in themselves], but [they are] good and profitable for the people. — Titus 3:1-8 | Amplified Bible Classic Edition (AMPC) Amplified Bible, Classic Edition Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Cross References: Deuteronomy 9:5; Ezekiel 36:25; Matthew 25:34; Mark 10:17; Luke 1:47; Romans 1:29; Romans 5:5; Romans 6:6; Romans 13:1; 1 Timothy 3:3; 1 Timothy 6:17; 2 Timothy 2:14; 2 Timothy 2:25; Titus 2:7; Titus 2:10; Titus 2:14

Also, I became an ordained minister the other day lol.

What’s that Kanye doing right now?

If he breaks up with his girlfriend, I’m single and have no disputes against the name Mrs Betty Kanye West

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It is okay to say No

It is okay to say No

Image credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center The Waning Gibbous is shining at 89% today. The moon is 18 days old and shrinking. While she is in the company of Pisces today you may feel a bit of extra energy. Allow yourself to utilize this energy to move forward in a positive light. Your compassionate side and innate instinct to help others may be kicking in today. Today you may feel like you…

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Have you ever officiated a wedding? If so what was that like?

I haven’t yet but I would love to and am ready and able!

These beads feel so good against my clit!!!

Oakdale Grove’s Spiritual Retreat... 

This last weekend, eleven of Oakdale Grove’s members attended our “Recharge Retreat” at Willow River State Park in western Wisconsin. The daytime weather was room-temperature to warm but nice and dry, and the nighttime weather was chilly jacket weather for sure. I had two wool blankets on Friday night and I was still shivering and had surreal dreams about trying to fall asleep in a tent. I only knew they were dreams because key details kept changing. 

On Saturday night I lent a third wool blanket to a grovemate who was camping in a hammock. I almost did that on Friday night because it was hard enough to fall asleep. It turns out he too was awake for much of the night, so I could have approached him with the extra blanket on Friday but I didn’t want to disturb him.

Our Grove’s Preceptor held a class on Meditation on Saturday morning where we all took notes, then dispersed for a short while to practice our technique before we came back together to journal about what we observed with all of our senses. After lunch we had an open format discussion on the history, philosophy, and structure of Reformed Druidism which lasted into our dinner party which was a whiskey & charcuterie potluck. The Jack Daniels Original Tennessee Honey turned out to be my favorite of the five or six spirits we sampled. It was smoothest and sweet, and tasted better than one of the two more expensive spirits I had brought.

We had an initiation into the Order of Hephaestus, yeah technically that’s a Greek fire god but within the RDNA it truly exists. Our Flamekeeper Ross was ordained to that level of the priesthood and leapt over the fire nine times while chanting to Hephaestus. The badge of office for the Order of Hephaestus is a yellow ankle cuff. There was also an initiation into the Order of Ogmios, the Gaulish god of eloquence and deep wisdom. The order is reserved for members of the RDNA priesthood who are educators, mentors, motivational speakers, and tutors. Our Preceptor Courtney who has worked in education and is a mentor was ordained to the priesthood of Ogmios on this occasion. The badge of office is a golden masonic style “v-neck” collarette with a book pendant.

The Third Order: The Order of Dalon Ap Landu:

Saturday night I actually didn’t even try to sleep, because two of Oakdale Grove’s Second Order druids had been preparing for the priesthood for several years. They had their All-Night Vigil which I served as Vigil Warden for to make sure they conducted their rite of passage correctly. Everything went well, and at dawn they were individually ordained to the priesthood of the Reformed Druids of North America. Their first official sacrifices of their priesthood were made, and the omen was a resounding affirmation from all four directions, and they consecrated the Waters-of-Life in Dalon Ap Landu’s name with recognized authority for the first time. 

They received their red and white ribbons: the prescribed badge of office for the Order of Dalon Ap Landu into which they entered triumphantly on that morning. Usually the presiding priest is not moved to tears by the proceedings, but it was a moment of great pride and I ended up crying during the most esoteric parts of each ordination. It’s more common for the ordainee to be brought to tears but let’s just gloss over the fact that yes that was also the case, moving on.

After the sunrise ordinations it was time to have breakfast together. I think I laid down for fifteen minutes before I got back up and went into the next planned event of the morning, which was on Bardic Expression. We had a lesson on making art with found objects which not only creates something unique but also keeps items from going into landfills. It’s great for reusing, upcycling, or cleaning up otherwise unwanted things. There were painted cans and painted rocks, and my favorite was one by a grovemate who made a highly detailed representation of a moon goddess:

After this last session, it was time to pack up and break camp. We went our separate ways, and the two new ordainees to the Third Order (as well as myself) went to our respective homes and to bed to recover from the Recharge Retreat.

Acts 17:31 (NKJV) - because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead.”

June, 12 (Evening) Devotion

“Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling.”

2 Timothy 1:9

The apostle uses the perfect tense and says, “Who hath saved us.” Believers in Christ Jesus are saved. They are not looked upon as persons who are in a hopeful state, and may ultimately be saved, but they are already saved. Salvation is not a blessing to be enjoyed upon the dying bed, and to be sung of in a future state above, but a matter to be obtained, received, promised, and enjoyed now. The Christian is perfectly saved in God’s purpose; God has ordained him unto salvation, and that purpose is complete. He is saved also as to the price which has been paid for him: “It is finished” was the cry of the Saviour ere he died. The believer is also perfectly saved in his covenant head, for as he fell in Adam, so he lives in Christ. This complete salvation is accompanied by a holy calling. Those whom the Saviour saved upon the cross are in due time effectually called by the power of God the Holy Spirit unto holiness: they leave their sins; they endeavour to be like Christ; they choose holiness, not out of any compulsion, but from the stress of a new nature, which leads them to rejoice in holiness just as naturally as aforetime they delighted in sin. God neither chose them nor called them because they were holy, but he called them that they might be holy, and holiness is the beauty produced by his workmanship in them. The excellencies which we see in a believer are as much the work of God as the atonement itself. Thus is brought out very sweetly the fulness of the grace of God. Salvation must be of grace, because the Lord is the author of it: and what motive but grace could move him to save the guilty? Salvation must be of grace, because the Lord works in such a manner that our righteousness is forever excluded. Such is the believer’s privilege—a present salvation; such is the evidence that he is called to it—a holy life.

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Judges 13: God Sends His Angel To Tell Manoah And His Wife Will Give Birth To A Son Who Will Be Samson

1 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so the Lord delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.

2 A certain man of Zorah, named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, had a wife who was childless, unable to give birth. 

3 The angel of the Lord appeared to her and said, “You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son. 

4 Now see to it that you drink no wine or other fermented drink and that you do not eat anything unclean. 

5 You will become pregnant and have a son whose head is never to be touched by a razor because the boy is to be a Nazirite, dedicated to God from the womb. He will take the lead in delivering Israel from the hands of the Philistines.”

6 Then the woman went to her husband and told him, “A man of God came to me. He looked like an angel of God, very awesome. I didn’t ask him where he came from, and he didn’t tell me his name. 

7 But he said to me, ‘You will become pregnant and have a son. Now then, drink no wine or other fermented drink and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite of God from the womb until the day of his death.’”

8 Then Manoah prayed to the Lord: “Pardon your servant, Lord. I beg you to let the man of God you sent to us come again to teach us how to bring up the boy who is to be born.”

9 God heard Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman while she was out in the field; but her husband Manoah was not with her. 

10 The woman hurried to tell her husband, “He’s here! The man who appeared to me the other day!”

11 Manoah got up and followed his wife. When he came to the man, he said, “Are you the man who talked to my wife?”

“I am,” he said.

12 So Manoah asked him, “When your words are fulfilled, what is to be the rule that governs the boy’s life and work?”

13 The angel of the Lord answered, “Your wife must do all that I have told her. 

14 She must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine, nor drink any wine or other fermented drink nor eat anything unclean. She must do everything I have commanded her.”

15 Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “We would like you to stay until we prepare a young goat for you.”

16 The angel of the Lord replied, “Even though you detain me, I will not eat any of your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, offer it to the Lord.” (Manoah did not realize that it was the angel of the Lord.)

17 Then Manoah inquired of the angel of the Lord, “What is your name, so that we may honor you when your word comes true?”

18 He replied, “Why do you ask my name? It is beyond understanding.” 

19 Then Manoah took a young goat, together with the grain offering, and sacrificed it on a rock to the Lord. And the Lord did an amazing thing while Manoah and his wife watched: 

20 As the flame blazed up from the altar toward heaven, the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame. Seeing this, Manoah and his wife fell with their faces to the ground. 

21 When the angel of the Lord did not show himself again to Manoah and his wife, Manoah realized that it was the angel of the Lord.

22 “We are doomed to die!” he said to his wife. “We have seen God!”

23 But his wife answered, “If the Lord had meant to kill us, he would not have accepted a burnt offering and grain offering from our hands, nor shown us all these things or now told us this.”

24 The woman gave birth to a boy and named him Samson. He grew and the Lord blessed him, 

25 and the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him while he was in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

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