God 'o the month

This is a new feature that I am starting here on The View From Murray Hill. We are constantly told by the media in this country that it is important to have faith in God, and it is paramount to inflict that faith upon others whenever possible. Now being a lapsed Catholic is quite frankly boring, and my new religion, Evangelical Agnosticism (We don't know, and neither do you...Hallelujiah!) won't allow me to play all the reindeer games the other believers do. So I, your humble reporter, am starting the god 'o the month program.

Each month you can tune in here and find a deity already picked out of the pantheon ready for you to worship. You can pray to them, sacrifice to them, even send them money (through me of course) Then, just when you are tired of said deity, it goes away and another one is selected ready for your adoration.

This is religion for people on the go folks, just the thing for that believer who has no time to settle down in front of an altar and sacrifice a newborn son (We here at The View From Murray Hill will take care of that for you) So without further adieu, the first god 'o the month is....drum roll....

Ra, the Egyptian Sun god.

Might as well start at the top, right? When it comes to ancient Egyptian mythology Ra is the top banana. Ra was everything to the Egyptians, he was the source of all light, heat, and energy. Egyptians believed that when the sun set each night he then crossed the underworld in a boat to come to the other side of the world to rise again the next morning. Thus Ra was the paramount force of creation, and master of life. Although the Egyptians were essentially polythestic there was no question that Ra sat on top, there were even eras when only Ra was worshipped, monotheism at least a thousand years before the Jews came on the scene.

To worship Ra try this little chant...
"Praise be unto thee, O Ra, thou exalted Power, who dost enter into the habitations of Ament, behold [thy] body is temu."
"Praise be unto thee, O Ra, thou exalted Power, who dost enter into the hidden palace of Anubus, behold [thy] body is Khepera."

There you have it, submit to the power of Ra and ye shall be rewarded...maybe. Tune in next month I'm feeling in the mood for something Norse.