Reverential Address ~ On The United Faithful's Duties

[_GoldWolf_]

By High Reverend Manfried II

With these times of war, the troops travel towards the dark shores of the Dread Empire to bring the light of the Spirit to each and every corner of the world. With such valiant acts, we, those who remain within the borders of our Empire must continue our service to the Spirit. While we may worry and we may pray, we must remember that an Empire of the faithful is not one of complacency. Understand our duties in this way. We are pillars holding up a heavy stone ceiling which is the Great Way, the path to Paradise. When one pillar cracks and falls, the others must hold more however the stone ceiling remains standing. Imagine what would occur if dozens, hundreds, thousands of pillars cracked and fell. The ceiling, the Great Way, would topple.

The Second Creed outlines the faithful's duties. We must pray, we must attend mass, the nobility shall give alms to the poor and lead the various feudal realms within our Empire, while the common people shall raise sword and shield when called upon by the noble. The Nobility shall deal with the bureaucracy of our most Holy Empire, while the common folk will grow food at the farms and run the various businesses that keep the Empire running.

While what we must do is outlined in the Second Creed, the Seventh Creed states that through our service we must constantly improve and transcend. Emphasis should be placed on service. We follow the teachings of the Seventh Creed through service, not complacency. We cannot transcend by sitting around every moment. We must work. We must fight. We must serve. As stated, the Nobility lead. The common folk grow the crops, run the businesses. The Reverends preach. The Military fights. While we should not ban recreation such as reading a book, playing a sport. There is time for recreation and there is time for service. With too much recreation we grow complacent. With too much service we burn out, we grow tired. Both are important, however both require balance.

The Eighth Creed speaks of the Great Way and its specifics. It is known as, "such a time in which Humankind has irrevocable and unmistakable dominance over all the lesser races and creatures and ideologies over Aloria, and where the Spirit is believed by the population of the world". If we the faithful wish to reach this time, we must serve. It cannot be anymore clear. Fight complacency. We must complete our duties. Fight complacency. We must spread our faith. Fight Complacency. We must grow. We must improve. We must transcend.

You must grow the crops. You must lead. You must serve the Divine Spirit and his host, His Imperial Holiness Alexander the First.

We are united as a people. We are united as faithful. We are united as the Regalian Empire, the greatest of which Aloria has ever seen. Whomever you are, whether you be Ailor, Altalar, Songaskian, a Dwarf, an Allar, whomever! If you are faithful, you are expected to serve the Spirit. We must bring forth Paradise, the Great Way and as a united Empire. As the united faithful. As the united people we tend to the fire of faith. Let it grow. We must forbid the fire from shrinking. From growing small and weak. We have a duty. Our duties to the Spirit as outlined by the Second Creed, a Creed of many written by our glorious and holy Emperors, who are guided by the Divine Imperial Spirit. We must transcend and improve as outlined by the Seventh Creed, a Creed of many written by our glorious and holy Emperors, who are guided by the Divine Imperial Spirit. We must further the Great way, as outlined by the Eighth Creed, a Creed of many written by our glorious and Holy Emperors, who are guided by the Divine Imperial Spirit.

In conclusion, I plead to you all. Do your duty to the Spirit. Further the Great Way, remain united as a people, as the faithful, as an Empire. And if these pleas mean nothing to you as you are already doing your service to the Spirit, I ask that you continue. That you do not allow the fire of faith to grow weak. To go out. Further the Great Way. Hold the ceiling. Be a pillar. If you all, the united faithful, do this of which I ask, we shall reach Paradise and bring the Spirit's teachings to all peoples, every Empire, and each continent.

With such I leave you all with the utmost of the Spirit's Blessings, Imperial Benediction, and a prayer.

May the Spirit above,
Upon the radiant Imperial Throne,
Protect us against all evil,
Until the day where we his faithful,
Bring forth Paradise to Aloria,
When his light shall shine upon all.
Neben Mir.

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[HeyitsNano]

"The Synod is back. Does that mean I'ma have to pray to the Spirit more..? "

 

[Infinatum]

Reverend Jürgen von Drachenburg nodded approvingly as he read the final and published text.

 

[KK134]

Reina Berater (Ber-ah-da) read over the notice carefully noticing it on her walk back from enlisting to fight the Dread Empire.Her voice steeled with determination she said to herself "I will serve." a declaration that had come to encompass much of her life.