As I wrote about in the personal accountability series with Thor, Loki and Odin, personal accountability and integrity are key elements in our spiritual journey. If we do not hold ourselves accountable, Spirit will… Spider-man: Homecoming Spider-man saved the day in Washington, DC saving his friends. He rose to new heights in his school. Spider-man […]
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Odin: Masking Personal Responsibility #ThorRagnarok
Odin is the King of Asgard, the father of Thor, and the adopted father of Loki. Throughout the Thor films, he teaches Thor how to take personal responsibility. He challenges Thor to ‘think like a King.’ However, it is in Ragnarok that we learn Odin has been masking his own personal responsibility. He has been […]
Prayer of Confession: Communal Responsibility
If you grew up in a liturgical church, you know the Prayer of Confession. It is a prayer said near the beginning of worship, that invites the congregation to confess their sins, re-align themselves with Spirit’s heart, and thereby receive forgiveness and grace. I did not grow up in such a church tradition. It was […]
Freedom: The gift of personal responsibility
How and why take personal responsibility when the situation we are in is out of our hands? There are forces out there that are causing the challenge, the trauma, or the situation. It is being done to and upon us. Should not the responsibility lie outside ourselves on the entities, power and people who are […]
Taking back our Power: Facing our problems with courage
Thor has had a rough few days: First he battles Surtur for Surtur’s crown. He returns to Asgard to find that his brother, Loki, has disguised himself as Odin and is ruling the Nine Realms. After forcing Loki to drop his disguise, they head to Earth to find Odin. Odin dies after he reveals a […]