It is a honor to stand here, giving praise to Deoch once again.
May you embrace that which makes you an Aisling, the gift of Deoch and the Inspiration you have fostered within yourself.
Darkness.
There are two types that we face every day; that from within and that from without.
Unlike its ghastly extravagant scions on the battlefield, the Darkness inside of us is subtle and patient. It is insidiously watching for a stray thought or feeling to latch on to for its opportunity to grow into something bigger.
And once it gains control it can be stifling, controlling, all encompassing. A relentless predator, from which escape is no easy task.
The Dark delights in solitude and in denial, because it knows .. it fears... the power of the Light. It knows that it can’t snuff out even a dim light of its own accord. And once exposed, the Darkness is vulnerable to outside Lights coming in aid.
So, for those of us struggling with the Darkness inside, I say: do not hide your struggles. Share them with someone you trust, so that they may reach out their hands to you and connect their Light to yours.
Sometimes the Darkness swirls as fierce as the Maelstrom. It’s roar and winds do not subside quietly in the face of opposition. But within that storm, the Light persists… boosted by Lights bonded together… to await the break in the storm that sits over the horizon.
Go forward and spread the word of Deoch. Mass is cast.
Unlike its ghastly extravagant scions on the battlefield, the Darkness inside of us is subtle and patient. It is insidiously watching for a stray thought or feeling to latch on to for its opportunity to grow into something bigger.
And once it gains control it can be stifling, controlling, all encompassing. A relentless predator, from which escape is no easy task.
The Dark delights in solitude and in denial, because it knows .. it fears... the power of the Light. It knows that it can’t snuff out even a dim light of its own accord. And once exposed, the Darkness is vulnerable to outside Lights coming in aid.
So, for those of us struggling with the Darkness inside, I say: do not hide your struggles. Share them with someone you trust, so that they may reach out their hands to you and connect their Light to yours.
Sometimes the Darkness swirls as fierce as the Maelstrom. It’s roar and winds do not subside quietly in the face of opposition. But within that storm, the Light persists… boosted by Lights bonded together… to await the break in the storm that sits over the horizon.
Go forward and spread the word of Deoch. Mass is cast.
[ Remarks as written, not as delivered. ]
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