Anwyns Doctrine

“Glory be to the servants! Praise be to mothers, toiling in the pre-dawn dark! Hallowed be the wrinkled hands that work lands they own not. For without these hands and their toil, all would cease. Yet they work. They work for love, they work for duty, they work and sustain us, and they never receive praise. No statues are erected in their name. But in the hearths, we build them statues of bread. We pour them offerings of wine and burn the flesh of beasts in their names. Inside the hearths, the least are Kings and Queens, and we sing great songs in their names.” —High Manciple Tobius Featherboffin, from “How Shall I Know Thee?”

Anwyn’s manciples present a simple doctrine, quite old, and based on the core teachings of Anwyn. Little altered in thousands of years, this doctrine is publicly professed in all hearths, but is followed with special sincerity by halfling hearths.
Service and Humility Through service to others, we make ourselves holy. Through care for others, we are ourselves cared for by greater and more loving powers than any who draw mortal breath. The most treasured people are those who give their lives in the service of others, for love or for money.
Quiet Joy There are those who believe that joy is to be found in drink, or carnal pleasure, or other, wilder delights. But the wise know that it is in the simple things that true joy can be found: the companionship of family, a warm home, and friendly conversation.
Food Our ancestors are remembered in our prayers and family rituals, but they are felt most keenly in our food. Family recipes keep them in our memories. Certain spice blends and ways of preparing foods are older than any written record, and preserved from generation to generation. Using them, we feel as though our hands are moving in unison with the hands of our grandmothers. Preparing food together and sharing recipes are cherished, hallowed acts.
Charity There are those who can no longer care for themselves, or who do not have enough to eat. Feeding such folk is a great and blessed thing. This sort of charity must be provided daily, at the hearths

Type

Religious, Organised Religion