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IO9 shared several variations on familiar cross-stitch productions<\/a> that combine those iconic offerings with sci-fi or other elements. Here\u2019s one example:<\/p>\n

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Of course, for many people a \u201cSerenity Prayer\u201d already has overtones of religion and science fiction combined. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

But I think the image actually illustrates the words of the prayer remarkably well. If you had been one of the main characters of the original Star Wars trilogy, which category would you have put Leia\u2019s imprisonment by Jabba the Hut? Would you have had the wisdom to know the difference? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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IO9 shared several variations on familiar cross-stitch productions that combine those iconic offerings with sci-fi or other elements. Here\u2019s one example: Of course, for many people a \u201cSerenity Prayer\u201d already has overtones of religion and science fiction combined. \ud83d\ude42 But I think the image actually illustrates the words of the prayer remarkably well. If you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nStar Wars Serenity Prayer (Religion, Science Fiction, and Intertextuality)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"IO9 shared several variations on familiar cross-stitch productions that combine those iconic offerings with sci-fi or other elements. 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