XX

[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

The tea here has gotten better; or perhaps I'm just acquiring a taste for it.

I bind to myself today
The virtue of the love of seraphim,
In the obedience of angels,
In the hope of resurrection unto reward,
In prayers of Patriarchs,
In predictions of Prophets,
In preaching of Apostles,
In faith of Confessors,
In purity of holy Virgins,
In deeds of righteous men.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day, I will sip my wine to everyone's good health.

Comments

[notwalking]

Are you religious?

[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

In your terms, not at all.

[notwalking]

That's a good thing.

[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

Why do you say that?

[notwalking]

Organized religion was never really my thing.

[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

Being part of a religion, and being part of an organized church are two different things. Do you have faith in something, Charlie?

[notwalking]

Yeah? Well, the way I was raised, they were one in the same or you were going to hell. Roman Catholicism just never sat with me.

Yes. Why.

[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

My former husband was a Crusader, you know.

[notwalking]

No, I didn't know.

[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

He was a Man of God. Quite the man, actually. He taught me everything I know about angels and saints.

[notwalking]

Sounds like a fun marriage.

[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

I would call it long-lived and passionate.

[notwalking]

Good for you, Vilma. Still, the things I have faith in aren't exactly what you'd build a religion around, and the one mission from god I got sent on ended on a down note. So I prefer to think of today as national drinking instead. You understand.

[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

My, Mr. Dalton, aren't you being defensive? I wasn't lecturing you about faith or God.

[notwalking]

Not defensive. Heading it off at the pass.

[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

I didn't know you were psychic, on top of everything else.

[albatrossish]

Capital C? Lowercase c? Both cs at once.

[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

He was someone to be honored in those days. A capital character is fitting.

[albatrossish]

I've never met a Crusader, but I've met some lowercases.

[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

I'd like to hear about them, if you ever have the time.

[albatrossish]

It's hard to explain. Don't think linearly anymore. All circles and ellipses. Common center, different radii.

[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

I suppose words are just words.

[albatrossish]

They're more. They're symbols and images. One stroke and the meaning changes. Mine're broken. Can't put them together like I used to.

[albatrossish]

Yours are pretty, though.

[qinglongweiji.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I thought so too.