Votive candles are often lit to symbolize a prayer being offered for someone. This particular one was lit by me as I prayed for a fellow student. At the start of our school year last September,we had a retreat day and during one of the spiritual practices, we each took a rock and wrote our name on it. Then we put our rock back in the basket and withdrew a different rock (i.e. a rock with someone else's name on it.) The intention being that we would hold that particular person in our prayers all the following week. I personally continued holding "my" person in my prayers throughout the year. The candle itself, the prayer cloth and the other rock in the photo were given to me by someone else during an entirely separate spiritual practice...and remind me of my connection to my wider faith family...
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4 comments:
Hi Anne, what a lovely post. I always appreciate when someone says a prayer for me and I like to light a candle and say prayers for people I know who may need them. It is a wonderful practice to have for those close to us or those who are strangers. Your photo is very peaceful and beautiful.
Have a wonderful weekend.
I think votive candles are lovely.
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
What a beautiful idea to hold someone that (I assume) you didn't know really well in your thoughts for a year. Wish we could do that around the world.
What a great way to pray for others - I like the idea of the rocks. And your candle photo is beautiful.
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