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Mother Dee
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Psalm 37 for my nephew

My sister's boy starts his electrician apprenticeship Monday, and she called and asked me to put a light up for him. First thing she's asked me for since Mama's house. So tonight I dressed a white candle with a little olive oil, set it in a saucer of sand on the kitchen table, and read Psalm 37 over it. 'Fret not thyself.' He frets. He gets that from me.

Grandmama taught me you don't pray at the Lord like you're ordering at a drive-through. You pray alongside the work. That boy finished his course at the tech college, passed the aptitude test on the second go, and has his new boots lined up by the door already. My job is the rest of it.

Candle's burning down now. I don't leave the room while it's lit, never have. Front porch swept, Florida Water on my hands, and a full heart.

Hoodoo & Rootwork#psalms#candle-work#family#blessing
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  1. Earl Whitfield

    Fret not thyself is the right Psalm for a young man starting out. Tell him an old deacon is praying alongside you. And your sister asking you, Sister Dee, that is its own answer.

  2. Grace Adeyemi

    'You pray alongside the work.' Amen. Psalm 37 is one of my favorites to sing. Every good thing to him on Monday.

  3. Fabienne Joseph

    A saucer of sand and never leaving the room. Grandmothers everywhere teach the same lessons. Good luck to your nephew, Mother Dee.

  4. Marisol Echevarría

    Asking my eggun to walk with him too. Let us know how it goes!

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