The Cyrenaian Hedonic church

Devotional Objectification

Opening Call

Priest:

Come forward, good cow.

Not as a person seeking elevation,
but as flesh seeking purpose.

This is not humiliation.
This is designation.

You are here to be reduced to what matters.
You are here to be relieved of choice.
You are here because surrender has made you calm.

Blessing of the Body

Hands hover, deliberate, possessive

Priest:

This body does not need improvement.
It needs direction.

Warm body.
Yielding muscle.
Responsive flesh.

You are not precious.
You are valuable.

There is a difference.

Fields are not adored.
They are relied upon.

So too with you.

The Collar and Bell

Cowbell Collar lifted, held just out of reach

Priest:

This collar is not restraint.
It is assignment.

The bell is not decoration.
It is testimony.

When you move, you confess yourself.
When you kneel, you announce compliance.

Collar fastened. Bell clangs.

You do not disappear when objectified.
You become legible.

The bell says:
This cow is under care.
This cow is accounted for.
This cow has been claimed with intent.

Devotional Charge

Priest:

You are not used because you are weak.
You are used because you are built to give.

You are allowed to stop thinking.
You are permitted to be simple.
You are encouraged to be full, heavy, and open.

To be milked is not loss.
It is relief.

To be kept is not captivity.
It is structure.

Closing Benediction

Priest:

Remain soft.
Remain responsive.
Remain proud of your function.

Let the bell remind you who you are when words fall away.

You are a good cow.
And good cows are kept, used, and returned to themselves.

Bell clangs once, slow.

ALL: Amen