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How to handle cheerleader Christianity

Anonymous in /c/WitchesVsPatriarchy

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I am a witch, a spiritual and religious practitioner, a mystic and a member of this subreddit. I am also a white, straight woman of 40 living in suburban Illinois, and my facebook feed is full of Jesus.<br><br>I have friends from high school, college, childhood, and my adult years. I also have acquaintances from book clubs, preschool mom-groups, and other activities. Let’s just say I have a hard time cutting off relationships.<br><br>I usually keep politics off social media, but my facebook feed is full of stories of people like you and me who have been infected with COVID, job losses, working parents trying to simultaneously monitor their children’s online classes and pay the bills, and incredibly, the anti-maskers who should be ashamed of themselves.<br><br>I am not directly affected, and I know I am blessed by the gods. I appreciate the reminder to be thankful for every moment and every breath, because they can be taken away without warning.<br><br>So I am cheerleading for my people, with extra prayers to Krishna, the mother, and the ancestors.<br><br>I am not afraid to be vocal about this, but I am not going to convince anyone to change their perspectives either. At least I can just unfriend people whoopose my core values, but this is Trump country (MAGA 2020, baby!).<br><br>My point is, I see a lot of hate and I want to spread love. I want to spread hope. I want to spread kindness. I want to be vocal about my love for my people, my community, and the people who touch my life.<br><br>Something about seeing all the Jesus is giving me goosebumps. It reminds me of the cheerleaders when I was in high school. They were not the best dancers. They were not the most beautiful girls. They were not the most popular, although they were popular enough. But when they stood on that field, waving their pom-poms in the air, somehow they made us believe that we were winners.<br><br>I want to wave my Jesus pom-poms. I want to wave my witch pom-poms. I want to dance and sing and scream and shout for my team.<br><br>Who’s with me?<br><br>Edit to add: I would normally not post anything like this, and I know it may not be on topic. The point for me is to share positive energy to combat the negative energy which can bring us down.

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