by Locke » Jul 17, '15, 9:06 pm
Fine, people are getting really intimate about their shit so I will be honest, too.
I say the Lord's prayer every night, in my head, before sleeping. I also ask God to protect my wife and child while they travel to their destination (something I never did before my own car accident). I also ask forgiveness for being a nasty human being, and I ask that if after all I've previously asked, if there's anything left in the cards, to protect and help me as well. I honestly cannot sleep unless I've done this.
Last but not least, I remember something from my early childhood (I asked my father and he confirmed I was 3 years old when he told me this) that if I feel scared or vulnerable, I can lick my finger and make a cross on my forehead to bless my body and protect me from the demons of the night. Therefore after every prayer I have at night, I put a cross on my forehead and a cross on the headboard of my bed (so that it extends to my wife).
Call it super bullshit or super superstitious or whatever terms you'll judge it by, I do it every single night and feel immense relief from pain and doubt every time that I do it. Even though I'm not super "church-happy" (I think a lot of churches just exist for money), it still helps my spiritual and emotional beliefs and I feel sorry for people who can't ease their always-talkative/worrisome brains as easily as I can.