Prayer to Tyr

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A prayer to Tyr in this dark time. Image Credit: Trish Deneen


A prayer to Tyr, a god I've been more and more drawn to the last few months in my personal practice.  Image text reads:

Hail Tyr, enemy of chaos.
You who sacrificed a part of yourself to stave off destruction.
Warder of true justice and those weary among us less capable of the fight.
Balance keeper, honorable warrior.
I praise you for your gift of being the boundary between us and defeat.
Hail Tyr!

Prayer to Tyr © 2020 by Trish Deneen is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

 

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