Just realized I've been praying to a framed picture of Obi-Wan Kenobi instead of Saint Francis. How do I fix this?

[Absolutely Frank]

So I was shopping at the Salvation Army Thrift Store because I took a voluntary vow of poverty and I saw this really neat picture of a saint and thought I could add it to the altar in my prayer corner in my apartment. So I asked the lady who runs the if she knows which saint is this a picture of and she went "Huh? Umm...I think that's Saint Francis". So since I appreciate me some Saint Francis I buy the picture and take Francis home and make him part of my daily devotions. It's going on for a few weeks or so. Then like a couple days ago a buddy of mine from the Home Depot we all hang out at comes over for some beers and herbage so we can watch My Adventures with Superman together. And he looks at my altar with the burning incense next to the pictures of Saint Francis and starts laughing as if it were a joke. He then asks me why I have been giving devotions to Obi Wan. It turns out I have been praying to Obi Wan Kenobi all this time!

First off, I feel incredibly embarrassed. I'm not even sure how I didn't notice, but now that it's happened, I'm a bit at a loss. Here are my main concerns:
Am i accidentally channeling some Star Wars energy? Am I now a vehicle for the Force now instead of being a vessel for the Holy Spirit?
How do I properly transition back to Saint Francis? Should I write a letter of apology to Saint Francis or Obi-Wan (you know, just in case)?
What should I do about the Obi Wan picture? I feel that we made a deep spiritual connection togther and it would feel weird just throwing it out after all we have been through.

Has anyone else experienced something like this? How did you handle it? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

P.S. The photo was from the prequels, if that changes anything.

 

[JustGeorge]

Images, in my opinion, are just aids to help you in your worship.

If Obi Wan's imagine makes you feel closer to Divinity, I say leave it up. You could put them side by side!

How did you not recognize him, though? I don't know saints very well, and I know Star Wars less. I wouldn't have recognized Obi Wan(I had to scroll up to check the spelling). I think you know a bit of Star Wars, looking at the message. (Just curious.)

 

[rocala]

There is either a real St Francis out there somewhere or there is not. What you have been praying to is entirely unimportant unless you are into Idolatry.

 

[Absolutely Frank]

Images, in my opinion, are just aids to help you in your worship.

If Obi Wan's imagine makes you feel closer to Divinity, I say leave it up. You could put them side by side!

How did you not recognize him, though? I don't know saints very well, and I know Star Wars less. I wouldn't have recognized Obi Wan(I had to scroll up to check the spelling). I think you know a bit of Star Wars, looking at the message. (Just curious.)

It was from the prequels and I haven't seen them yet!

 

[JustGeorge]

It was from the prequels and I haven't seen them yet!

Its a nice picture, either way.

 

[Stevicus]

Here is St. Francis.

Even a picture of Obi Wan Kenobi may not be the Obi Wan Kenobi. Although Alec Guiness was a pretty fine and well-respected actor.

 

[Balthazzar]

So I was shopping at the Salvation Army Thrift Store because I took a voluntary vow of poverty and I saw this really neat picture of a saint and thought I could add it to the altar in my prayer corner in my apartment. So I asked the lady who runs the if she knows which saint is this a picture of and she went "Huh? Umm...I think that's Saint Francis". So since I appreciate me some Saint Francis I buy the picture and take Francis home and make him part of my daily devotions. It's going on for a few weeks or so. Then like a couple days ago a buddy of mine from the Home Depot we all hang out at comes over for some beers and herbage so we can watch My Adventures with Superman together. And he looks at my altar with the burning incense next to the pictures of Saint Francis and starts laughing as if it were a joke. He then asks me why I have been giving devotions to Obi Wan. It turns out I have been praying to Obi Wan Kenobi all this time!

First off, I feel incredibly embarrassed. I'm not even sure how I didn't notice, but now that it's happened, I'm a bit at a loss. Here are my main concerns:
Am i accidentally channeling some Star Wars energy? Am I now a vehicle for the Force now instead of being a vessel for the Holy Spirit?
How do I properly transition back to Saint Francis? Should I write a letter of apology to Saint Francis or Obi-Wan (you know, just in case)?
What should I do about the Obi Wan picture? I feel that we made a deep spiritual connection togther and it would feel weird just throwing it out after all we have been through.

Has anyone else experienced something like this? How did you handle it? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

P.S. The photo was from the prequels, if that changes anything.

Having once upon a time a few vehicles, each one with a specific ability, I'd suggest leaving Obe Wan up and if you like Francis so much, add him to your own vehicle line up. Just be sure you don't choose a boat for the highway or your mountain treks. You can't very well grow peaches with hemp seed, although hemp is sometimes nice too. To each one according to ability and honor according to need.

For "Obe Wan" may the force be with you: Ephesians 4

 

[Tomef]

So I was shopping at the Salvation Army Thrift Store because I took a voluntary vow of poverty and I saw this really neat picture of a saint and thought I could add it to the altar in my prayer corner in my apartment. So I asked the lady who runs the if she knows which saint is this a picture of and she went "Huh? Umm...I think that's Saint Francis". So since I appreciate me some Saint Francis I buy the picture and take Francis home and make him part of my daily devotions. It's going on for a few weeks or so. Then like a couple days ago a buddy of mine from the Home Depot we all hang out at comes over for some beers and herbage so we can watch My Adventures with Superman together. And he looks at my altar with the burning incense next to the pictures of Saint Francis and starts laughing as if it were a joke. He then asks me why I have been giving devotions to Obi Wan. It turns out I have been praying to Obi Wan Kenobi all this time!

First off, I feel incredibly embarrassed. I'm not even sure how I didn't notice, but now that it's happened, I'm a bit at a loss. Here are my main concerns:
Am i accidentally channeling some Star Wars energy? Am I now a vehicle for the Force now instead of being a vessel for the Holy Spirit?
How do I properly transition back to Saint Francis? Should I write a letter of apology to Saint Francis or Obi-Wan (you know, just in case)?
What should I do about the Obi Wan picture? I feel that we made a deep spiritual connection togther and it would feel weird just throwing it out after all we have been through.

Has anyone else experienced something like this? How did you handle it? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

P.S. The photo was from the prequels, if that changes anything.

Does anyone know what Francis looked like?

 

[Twilight Hue]

So I was shopping at the Salvation Army Thrift Store because I took a voluntary vow of poverty and I saw this really neat picture of a saint and thought I could add it to the altar in my prayer corner in my apartment. So I asked the lady who runs the if she knows which saint is this a picture of and she went "Huh? Umm...I think that's Saint Francis". So since I appreciate me some Saint Francis I buy the picture and take Francis home and make him part of my daily devotions. It's going on for a few weeks or so. Then like a couple days ago a buddy of mine from the Home Depot we all hang out at comes over for some beers and herbage so we can watch My Adventures with Superman together. And he looks at my altar with the burning incense next to the pictures of Saint Francis and starts laughing as if it were a joke. He then asks me why I have been giving devotions to Obi Wan. It turns out I have been praying to Obi Wan Kenobi all this time!

First off, I feel incredibly embarrassed. I'm not even sure how I didn't notice, but now that it's happened, I'm a bit at a loss. Here are my main concerns:
Am i accidentally channeling some Star Wars energy? Am I now a vehicle for the Force now instead of being a vessel for the Holy Spirit?
How do I properly transition back to Saint Francis? Should I write a letter of apology to Saint Francis or Obi-Wan (you know, just in case)?
What should I do about the Obi Wan picture? I feel that we made a deep spiritual connection togther and it would feel weird just throwing it out after all we have been through.

Has anyone else experienced something like this? How did you handle it? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

P.S. The photo was from the prequels, if that changes anything.

I can only say may the force be with you.

 

[Tomef]

It was from the prequels and I haven't seen them yet!

Beard, beatific smile - what's the diff?

 

[Stevicus]

Does anyone know what Francis looked like?

I did some brief searching and found some pictures of old paintings, although whether it's a true likeness is hard to say.

Although I did come across various blogs and posts where people were saying they confused a picture of Obi Wan Kenobi with Jesus.

 

[Revoltingest]

So I was shopping at the Salvation Army Thrift Store because I took a voluntary vow of poverty and I saw this really neat picture of a saint and thought I could add it to the altar in my prayer corner in my apartment. So I asked the lady who runs the if she knows which saint is this a picture of and she went "Huh? Umm...I think that's Saint Francis". So since I appreciate me some Saint Francis I buy the picture and take Francis home and make him part of my daily devotions. It's going on for a few weeks or so. Then like a couple days ago a buddy of mine from the Home Depot we all hang out at comes over for some beers and herbage so we can watch My Adventures with Superman together. And he looks at my altar with the burning incense next to the pictures of Saint Francis and starts laughing as if it were a joke. He then asks me why I have been giving devotions to Obi Wan. It turns out I have been praying to Obi Wan Kenobi all this time!

First off, I feel incredibly embarrassed. I'm not even sure how I didn't notice, but now that it's happened, I'm a bit at a loss. Here are my main concerns:
Am i accidentally channeling some Star Wars energy? Am I now a vehicle for the Force now instead of being a vessel for the Holy Spirit?
How do I properly transition back to Saint Francis? Should I write a letter of apology to Saint Francis or Obi-Wan (you know, just in case)?
What should I do about the Obi Wan picture? I feel that we made a deep spiritual connection togther and it would feel weird just throwing it out after all we have been through.

Has anyone else experienced something like this? How did you handle it? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

P.S. The photo was from the prequels, if that changes anything.

What is there to fix?

 

[Spice]

It was from the prequels and I haven't seen them yet!

Definitely not St. Frances -- wrong haircut.

 

[Absolutely Frank]

Definitely not St. Frances -- wrong haircut.

There is a striking resemblance!

 

[Spice]

This is my St. Frances:

But I see nothing wrong with keeping your Obi-Wan. "The Force" is the important part.

 

[Balthazzar]

I was just thinking about how money plays such a vital role our societies and how so many people remove themselves from God speak, so much so that we now have digital currency, old ways have been brought back to the table, and we have suggestions of going back to more primitive styles of life and living, suggesting we should discard currency and simply live off the land. I'm like money matters, but in a secular world, it may be the only thing that matters. How about God, then?

Well, I guess it depends on who you are and how you view the term itself. I guess we all have at least one after all. Anyway, the franc had me second guessing motives here.

 

[Absolutely Frank]

I was just thinking about how money plays such a vital role our societies and how so many people remove themselves from God speak, so much so that we now have digital currency, old ways have been brought back to the table, and we have suggestions of going back to more primitive styles of life and living, suggesting we should discard currency and simply live off the land. I'm like money matters, but in a secular world, it may be the only thing that matters. How about God, then?

Well, I guess it depends on who you are and how you view the term itself. I guess we all have at least one after all. Anyway, the franc had me second guessing motives here.

We get so caught up in the artificial environment of capitalism we have forgotten what the real is now. It's all about spectacle and profit. People like Francis have shown us that it doesn't have to be that way and there is a way out - a new perspective

 

[Balthazzar]

We get so caught up in the artificial environment of capitalism we have forgotten what the real is now. It's all about spectacle and profit. People like Francis have shown us that it doesn't have to be that way and there is a way out - a new perspective

Spectacle, profit, and power. The show has always drawn attention from the public, particularly when it appeals to our nature. Capitalism isn't such a bad thing, but I base this on a fairer system of opportunity. Beyond fairness is a world of corruption and greed and pawns, which everyone becomes at some point in life. Socialism sets yet another stage for power plays, creating many more pawns in the guise of ease and less struggle, but as you can see in my signature, I favor difficulty over this type of ease. There is just something to be said for effort and perseverance that I can't shake, nor wish to for that matter. Anyway, I'm uncertain what Francis is the patron of but I'm guessing he's not a bad one, just not good enough without the rest of the body and its many parts. I don't favor selling out for ease, which is why I choose a spine. This doesn't mean I never have or never will, it simply means that I prefer the effort over the handout.

 

[Absolutely Frank]

Spectacle, profit, and power. The show has always drawn attention from the public, particularly when it appeals to our nature. Capitalism isn't such a bad thing, but I base this on a fairer system of opportunity. Beyond fairness is a world of corruption and greed and pawns, which everyone becomes at some point in life. Socialism sets yet another stage for power plays, creating many more pawns in the guise of ease and less struggle, but as you can see in my signature, I favor difficulty over this type of ease. There is just something to be said for effort and perseverance that I can't shake, nor wish to for that matter. Anyway, I'm uncertain what Francis is the patron of but I'm guessing he's not a bad one, just not good enough without the rest of the body and its many parts. I don't favor selling out for ease, which is why I choose a spine. This doesn't mean I never have or never will, it simply means that I prefer the effort over the handout.

Saint Francis is the patron saint of the animals, of the environment and of the economically disadvantage.

Saint Francis

 

[Quagmire]

It was from the prequels and I haven't seen them yet!

I wouldn't bother.