Originally, Glasreo and I had hoped to be part of a small group doing a working in DC today, but that did not pan out for us. While we hope those colleagues of ours manage to pull off their grand endeavor with the help of the Theoi and other gods, we are home, and adding our power to the tide in our own small way.
A Prayer for the 4th of July
Today, I pray to the gods of War – that peace may be sought and maintained.
Today, I pray to the gods of Truth – that lies may have no power and be silenced.
Today, I pray to the gods of Justice – that the disenfranchised may be heard and provisioned.
Today, I pray to the Mighty Dead of this nation. I call out to them, and I pour them libation, that they may maintain their legacy, and that the founding principles of this country – the ideals of the Enlightenment – may prevail.
Our Mighty Dead dreamed of a country where all could be free to be who they truly were, without fear. While we now think many more aspects of individual identity should be protected, and we acknowledge that society does not give us all equal power, we continue to strive in the same ways that they did: increasing liberty and justice for all. May those ideals unite us, where others would divide us.
I honor also this land – from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, to our northern border with Canada and past that to the Alaskan arctic, to our southern border with Mexico and the Gulf as well as the south Pacific islands. The land contains many different biomes, innumerable ecosystems, and a great diversity of life beyond humanity. Land, Sea, and Sky: these, too, are citizens, and they, too, must be protected and cherished.
So Hail to the Gods, Hail to the Mighty Dead, and Hail to the Natural World!
Tonight, my prayers will be lit in sparklers, not incense.