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Glorious Mother Hekate, I praise You!

Ever since I opened this space to be a virtual temple for You, not a month has gone by that I didn't make offerings to You here at least once. Not until recently. This worries me. How could I be "too busy"? How could I forget?

As soon as I ask myself those questions, though, I feel Your gentle hand on my heart and I think of how I gave You my trust with the weird, winding path I knew I would be taking this year. Just because things are happening in a different way doesn't mean I have abandoned responsibilities. I asked that You not let me wander too far away, and there have been times I have returned when I heard You call for me. My prayer habits have changed, but You are not removed. Your shrine has changed, but it has been done in a way that puts more focus on there being multiple ways You are present in my life.

I knew I would have to change things. I was scared to do so, and also scared not to do so. I put my trust in You, and You have not disappointed me. Maybe that brings out a fear that I may disappoint You. But You remind me that You are with me, and I receive those reminders. So I hope I have not disappointed You, Mother.

 

I return when I hear Your call, but I may still be bothered by even needing to be called back. I see the birds preparing to leave the nests. I don't want to fly away. I'm not a bird. But I know that always walking with You does still mean sometimes I won't see where I'm stepping and must trust You and follow Your light.