You are vicious and wild
You are wrathful and cold
You are ruthless and direct
You taught me to love these things in myself
Not to indulge
To control, to temper, to work
That there is purpose in it
That there is clarity
That there is honesty
Then there is action
I love You because You would not have me shy away
You would have me embrace all I am
As You have
Discarding nothing
I could hear the crows calling
The small cage was empty
The suet was all gone and the birds were hungry
So I laid out another offering
Peanuts for good growth and warmth in winter
A small offering that would save lives
Something shifted as I put the offering in
Shut the cage firmly and checked how it hung
It was acceptance
I hear you, landvaettir
You Who Does Not Forsake
(For who can say You have not tended the Flame?)
Please hear me!
Please, teach me Your Constancy!
Whose Spirit is Mountain Insurmountable
(For who can say they have conquered the Summit?)
Please hear me!
Please, teach me Your Resilience!
You Who Does Not Deny
(For who can say You have not seen the Horrors?)
Please hear me!
Please, teach me Your Witness!
Whose Love is Journey Eternal
(For who can say they have seen the End?)
Please hear me!
Please, teach me Your Faithfulness!
You Whose Name is Victory
(For who can say You welcome the Surrender?)
Please hear me!
Please, teach me Your Perseverance!
Lady of the Staying Power,
Goddess Great and Gentle,
Hear my prayer and may I be
worthy of Your Blessing!
Sarenth Odinsson 