My Brothers and Sisters of AABAHRAN!

[Imoutgoodbye]

*dusts off the Aabahranian Bible*

Yes, my brothers and sisters, it's that time again! It's been far too long since the Reverend grabbed your ears and read to you from this great Unholy Book!

Firstly, he would like to welcome the newest member of our congregation, Liadon. Blessed is she who comes to be baptized in the blood of our lands and learn the psalms of Chaos and Order. Blessed is she who walks through the Hellfires of Nexus and the Purity of Knight. May the Lords and Ladies of this Realm receive your souls through Death and be reborn into Life.

First the Reverend would like to read to you all from Anume 2:11: "For it is the weak who cannot see that which is Beauty from Death. It is those who rise from the ashes and complain about that which was taken. Mortals who are given another chance should not spill tears of agony on what was, but embrace what they can take with Life."

My brothers and sisters, the Reverend says unto you, do not Despair when Hope appears to be gone. Rise again and wipe yourself off. Do not lay blame. Try to better yourself. Try to find the Light at the end of the Darkness. The Reverend, he thought he'd seen it all. He is greatly shamed by the Courage of Mister E. Brother, you have that which we should all strive for. You are a shining apostle of the Church of Aabahran. Bless you, Mister E, bless you and your renewed faith. For you are born again amongst us and know what your sins were. Only a true man can embrace himself and say, "I was wrong. I will make it right." And Brother, make it right you did. You strode amongst us and took all everyone had to throw at you! You took it to the end, when the Gods breathed life no more into your cold corpse and you took your final resting place in the Halls of Shadow. Decobru looked upon you that day and a torch flickered to life as yours left the lands forever. Bless you, indeed.

Zhokril 4:28: "Let not the complexity of Idealism stand between thine self and the simplicity of reality."

The Reverend brings it back to you again, brothers and sisters, that we are all different, we all have different needs and wants. We each have a stake in this game and we have grandeur in our Gods! We should give them the respect and awe they deserve lest our souls be consumed and the Rift opens to swallow our hallowed shells. For we are hallowed. We are the Divine Children of Aabahran. Aabahran loves us as we love Aabahran.

So, as we head into this new year, as we continue to wage war in the lands and heal the sick, I have just this one thought:

Let us listen, truly listen to each other, and do what we can to understand. Understand not just what our brothers and sisters are saying, but what we are saying. Let us not just defend our positions. Let us compare and contrast the situations and explore all the possibilities. Let us find that which is still hidden in Darkness. Change is inevitable, but let us look into our souls and ask, "Do we want this change for everyone, to make Aabahran a better Realm or do I want this change to make my life easier, to make a race easier, to make a class easier?".

Blessed Be, Aabahran.

[The-Nameless]

Go tell it on the mountain rev.

[KRins]

I love when Rev rings in Christmas with a lovely Christmas midnight service. I just want to know when you are forming a choir Rev... I can hit that awkward, not quite tenor, not quite bass, and definitely not on key range so beautifully...

[Liadon Xiloscient]

Amen.

<3

[The Professor]

nothing like a black mass to get the blood pumping...

[Dale]

Eh, I never go to church here, don't think I'd go in FL either.

There are other things Id like to hear preached to these fools though.