Greetings Family in Zeus.
I decided I needed to write this all out here, and maybe it will help someone else who has felt something similar.
I've made quite a few mistakes in my life, and lately I've felt lost, not knowing if forgiveness exists, whether the Gods would accept me. These feelings consumed me more and more with each passing day. Negative emotions have a tendency to pull you deeper and deeper into yourself, further from the light.
Thanks to this place and the Gods, I found that very light, even in utter darkness, and the Gods did not abandon me. Once again, I'm reminded that the Gods are always with their people, sometimes it may not be so visible, sometimes you may feel sorrow and loneliness, as though you're alone or have been abandoned, but I've personally been reminded once again that the Gods are here, now.
I've taken a lesson from this, and that lesson is about kindness and humanity. In the modern world, many have grown used to cruelty, and cruelty has almost become something normal, and I was filled with that feeling too, but when I saw the kindness of the Gods and the kindness of the people of the Gods, something awoke in me that I had been suppressing for a long time, a bright and warm light.
I want to express my gratitude to the Gods, to the Priesthood, and to our community.
Hail Queen Astarte! Hail Father Ares! Hail Lord Set!

