“let us call him
Let us call Ifa
Let us invoke the spirit
So they can hear us in heaven”
Ancestral worship is almost universal in Africa. The goal of ancestor veneration is to ensure the ancestors' continued well-being and positive disposition towards the living, and sometimes to ask for special favours or assistance.
I was at a point in my life where I was
facing so many obstacles.I had a deep meditation and prayer before I went to bed and had a dream about seeing an elderly man. I sat down with him and pour my
innermost to him. He
told me not to worry and he called some other people within reach and told them to
get some materials and get ready to do work for me. He started making prayers for
me and he gave me all kind of medicines. I was in tears all through the process because I have so much emotion lock within.
When I woke up in the morning, I
went to my father house and explain the dream to him. He told me that was my grandfather in my dream helping you. I was surprised as he had long passed
before I was born. I started
asking my dad questions about his father and that was how I reconnect with
my grandfather and I eventually had to get my own ancestral object made and I make it a
priority to communicate with him and every other person I have as ancestors. I love to share my testimonies to give people hope and help them build their faith and remain firm in it.
In life, there are times when you will going along without a care in the world and nothing to weigh you down, then
without warning you hit a great impossible. Do not let yourself sink under the
pressure of uncertainty. Sometimes the only actions require by us doing trouble
times is to call upon our ancestors.
Maybe you are facing adversity in physical, emotional, or financial area of your life. Do not panic, do not dwell
in worries, it won't fix anything. Call upon your ancestors. Pray!
Even when it
seems there is no way out. Call them. Open your heart, ears and mind and listen
to the truth spoken through them by Olodumare. Keeps these in mind whenever you
face adversary.
Iba fun Egungun
Iba fun Ara Orun
Iba Baba mi
Iba Yeye mi
Eje n ri temi se.
Homage to Egungun
Homage to the Ancestor
Homage to my father
Homage to my Mother
Do let me prosper.
Ase o!
Ifangelist Ifayemisi Elebuibon
Ase o!
ReplyDeleteThe relationship and inter-dependency between an individual and their ancestor is still confusing to me. Im going to need lessons in this someday. Will you teach me?