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This thread is inspired by @Soul who says he’s started to pray.

I couldn’t manage without my faith in God/a higher power/angels. I’m not into religion but

am strongly spiritual and pray daily.

Being raised by a very religious mother and nonvbeliever/humanist father i saw life from

both angles.

When my Dad became ill, he started to believe and i found a picture of Jesus praying in his home which i now have in my home. It’s always been a great comfort to me.

I live in a predominantly Catholic country and though not into that, i love how the people here often say ”thank God” during normal conversation. It feels so humbling and sincere.

The angel i pray to the most is Arch Angel

Raphael which means God heals.

This is the picture i brought home from

my dad’s house

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What do you believe in and what helps you through?
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I'll never truly be able to thank you enough for this. I still feel I'm a bad omen, or dark cloud in many ways, but deeply thank you for this. I can only hope God truly forgives me for my sin, and I'm deeply thankful s person like me can still wake up and see the true beauty of this world. Many parts of me feel like I don't deserve it, but maybe I'm wrong. Maybe every single day I wake up is truly a gift from God, and I'm truly grateful I could live this life. Pain and joy, good and bad, I'm thankful I got to experience it all.
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I'll never truly be able to thank you enough for this. I still feel I'm a bad omen, or dark cloud in many ways, but deeply thank you for this. I can only hope God truly forgives me for my sin, and I'm deeply thankful s person like me can still wake up and see the true beauty of this world. Many parts of me feel like I don't deserve it, but maybe I'm wrong. Maybe every single day I wake up is truly a gift from God, and I'm truly grateful I could live this life. Pain and joy, good and bad, I'm thankful I got to experience it all.


You’re welcome Soul

I think you underestimate your worthiness/goodness somewhat, you’re a good man …. We’ve all got a dark side and i

also see a pureness in you.

I love how you’re feeling gratitude. That will

really help you grow spiritually for sure.

🙏
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I believe the gnostics know where it's at. They are the universal people. The revealers of truth. The accepters of the human condition.

Being brought up by a thumper who's ego stops at Jesus turned water into wine is fun. 'Like the iodine experiment? Let me show you I'm the Jesus.'

I respect his recognition that the Bible is one big book on geometry so big points there.

We are predominately spiritual gnostics here imo.
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Posted by Soul
I'll never truly be able to thank you enough for this. I still feel I'm a bad omen, or dark cloud in many ways, but deeply thank you for this. I can only hope God truly forgives me for my sin, and I'm deeply thankful s person like me can still wake up and see the true beauty of this world. Many parts of me feel like I don't deserve it, but maybe I'm wrong. Maybe every single day I wake up is truly a gift from God, and I'm truly grateful I could live this life. Pain and joy, good and bad, I'm thankful I got to experience it all.


It takes a lot of courage to admit how you're feeling, and I admire that strength in you. God sees your heart. Even when it feels like you don't deserve his love, remember this…his grace is boundless. The very fact that you wake up every day is a gift, a sign of his unshakable presence in your life. I’ve been through some really dark times, moments where I did not think I would make it through, but even then, God was always with me. His presence has been my anchor, steady and unwavering. I have felt his love and comfort, even in the silence. It’s in those moments that I realized his grace is bigger than any struggle and no matter how lost I felt, he never let me go.

You are forgiven, you are loved, and you are NEVER alone. Your journey….with all its highs and lows, is part of a beautiful plan he has for you. If you're in a dark place right now, remember this…God’s light shines brightest in the darkness, and his love will never leave you. ❤️
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Posted by Soul
I'll never truly be able to thank you enough for this. I still feel I'm a bad omen, or dark cloud in many ways, but deeply thank you for this. I can only hope God truly forgives me for my sin, and I'm deeply thankful s person like me can still wake up and see the true beauty of this world. Many parts of me feel like I don't deserve it, but maybe I'm wrong. Maybe every single day I wake up is truly a gift from God, and I'm truly grateful I could live this life. Pain and joy, good and bad, I'm thankful I got to experience it all.

It takes a lot of courage to admit how you're feeling, and I admire that strength in you. God sees your heart. Even when it feels like you don't deserve his love, remember this…his grace is boundless. The very fact that you wake up every day is a gift, a sign of his unshakable presence in your life. I’ve been through some really dark times, moments where I did not think I would make it through, but even then, God was always with me. His presence has been my anchor, steady and unwavering. I have felt his love and comfort, even in the silence. It’s in those moments that I realized his grace is bigger than any struggle and no matter how lost I felt, he never let me go.

You are forgiven, you are loved, and you are NEVER alone. Your journey….with all its highs and lows, is part of a beautiful plan he has for you. If you're in a dark place right now, remember this…God’s light shines brightest in the darkness, and his love will never leave you.

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I love the idea, but feel like I'm a dark cloud. I've watched angel wings burn, even my own and just laughed. Because it actually felt like something. I'm truly thankful people like you exist, but I'm sick. People like me can't be fixed by religion, or faith from people like you. I'll either fix myself, or fly too close to the sun and fall from grace. That is the reality of it. I only hurt others.
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I'll never truly be able to thank you enough for this. I still feel I'm a bad omen, or dark cloud in many ways, but deeply thank you for this. I can only hope God truly forgives me for my sin, and I'm deeply thankful s person like me can still wake up and see the true beauty of this world. Many parts of me feel like I don't deserve it, but maybe I'm wrong. Maybe every single day I wake up is truly a gift from God, and I'm truly grateful I could live this life. Pain and joy, good and bad, I'm thankful I got to experience it all.
It takes a lot of courage to admit how you're feeling, and I admire that strength in you. God sees your heart. Even when it feels like you don't deserve his love, remember this…his grace is boundless. The very fact that you wake up every day is a gift, a sign of his unshakable presence in your life. I’ve been through some really dark times, moments where I did not think I would make it through, but even then, God was always with me. His presence has been my anchor, steady and unwavering. I have felt his love and comfort, even in the silence. It’s in those moments that I realized his grace is bigger than any struggle and no matter how lost I felt, he never let me go.
You are forgiven, you are loved, and you are NEVER alone. Your journey….with all its highs and lows, is part of a beautiful plan he has for you. If you're in a dark place right now, remember this…God’s light shines brightest in the darkness, and his love will never leave you.

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I love the idea, but feel like I'm a dark cloud. I've watched angel wings burn, even my own and just laughed. Because it actually felt like something. I'm truly thankful people like you exist, but I'm sick. People like me can't be fixed by religion, or faith from people like you. I'll either fix myself, or fly too close to the sun and fall from grace. That is the reality of it. I only hurt others.
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I say you’re exactly the kind of person God is in the business of restoring. I mean that with all my heart. 🙂
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Posted by MyStarsShine
This thread is inspired by @Soul who says he’s started to pray.

I couldn’t manage without my faith in God/a higher power/angels. I’m not into religion but

am strongly spiritual and pray daily.

Being raised by a very religious mother and nonvbeliever/humanist father i saw life from

both angles.

When my Dad became ill, he started to believe and i found a picture of Jesus praying in his home which i now have in my home. It’s always been a great comfort to me.

I live in a predominantly Catholic country and though not into that, i love how the people here often say ”thank God” during normal conversation. It feels so humbling and sincere.

The angel i pray to the most is Arch Angel

Raphael which means God heals.


This is the picture i brought home from

my dad’s house


🙏




I have this on my wall ~





What do you believe in and what helps you through?

There is a shop in my town, called crystal barn. Tarot cards crystals,, books, herbs, and etc. A few employees will do card draws for you when it's very slow.....guess what music they were playing? Classic "40-60s" Christian music. Finally people are finally getting it. It's the same thing from a different angle.

What do you call a witch who has the approval of the church? A Saint😝