Monday, September 10, 2007
Priest/Cleric
The Priest/Cleric must (and veritably yearns to) learn the nature of God. The combination of wisdom, knowledge and faith are what make a truly strong practitioner. Study of the scriptures is the way to knowledge, the leading of God is the way to wisdom, and the application of wisdom, coupled with God's leading, is the way to faith. I can't really say much more than a good copy of the Bible can about this topic. I suppose the main challenge for a beginning practitioner is to live a holy life (holy means to be set apart and consecrated). Once a holy life has been attained, a Priest is then empowered to the exorcism of demonic forces from a person/place/thing. Remember also that God works in many ways that we do not expect. Even if you are expecting a miracle, chances are that God will not use that way unless it's necessary. The story goes something like this (there are a thousand variations on this story for almost every sort of religion): One day there was a Priest who prayed day and night for the succession of evil magic in his area. This prayer went on for months. Finally he consulted another Priest and found out that the evil magicians not only increased in power, but that they were now using it on each other. The first Priest, in a lament at the increase of magic, told his story to the second Priest and asked God right then, out loud, why he didn't answer the prayer. The second Priest looked and said, "Are you sure that your prayer wasn't answered?". Take it for what you will. The Priest must learn faith, practice holiness, and rely on the powers of the spiritual to aid them in their task.
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