light from light

collection of prayers and things that bring me joy

[divinum-pacis]

2017: Worshippers at a Christian church in Thakaldanda, Nepal. The country has one of the fastest growing Christian populations in the world. Photo by Pete Pattisson.

[eesirachs]

the apostle that fits you—

—if you're bold, if you're uncertain though. if you're needy. peter

—if you're overlooked, if you're fishing for things. if you're in the garden in the night. andrew

—if you're zealous. if you're committed, committing. james greater

—if you're only a kid. if you're lost to love. if your cheeks run with tears. john the beloved

—if you're in carthage. if you're collecting things, collecting others. if you're only into the meaningful. philip

—if you're flirting below fig trees. if you like to not be right. nathanael

—if you're counting, counting, counting. matthew

—if your questions feel bigger, girthier, leakier, than the rest of you. if you never touch, through touch only. thomas

—if you're curious. if you're lost in things. lost to others. thadd

—if you're nationalistic, revolutionist. brash. lost to others, too. simon the zealout

—if you're in love. if there's conflict in the love. if you know the color of your loneliness. judas

—if you're neglecting the fishing. if you're rich in heart. if your big, moony eyes leak on lilac flushed cheeks. miriam of magdala

—if you're neglecting yourself, but you remain in the cross's cross nonetheless. miriam of clopas

—if there's myrhh on your fingers. if you like it like that. joanna

—if you're mothering, rearing, nursing, loving. if you're known through your relations. salome

—you're not her. no one is her. miriam of nazareth

—if you're not on the list but you feel it's right to be. paul of tarsus

[queensinchains]

THE SHEEP DETECTIVES (2026) dir. Kyle Balda

[calleido]

torrechiara castle, torrechiara, italy

[calleido]

south lighthouse, fair island, scotland

[calleido]

teatro colón, buenos aires, argentina

[calleido]

proval lake, pyatigorsk, russia

[lschmidtartblog]

I've been lucky enough to get some paid work that I can't share yet so I haven't posted art in a while but I had to do something for the American Girl 40th anniversary. I have been reading these books since I was six years old and these girls have a huge place in my heart. All 20 historic girls in one place!

[ghost-in-the-library]

rest in peace forum thread deleted before its time

[divinum-pacis]

A street vendor dresses a baby Jesus figurine as a doctor to advertise coronavirus-related Baby Jesus outfits available for sale in Mexico City, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, ahead of the Feb. 2 celebrations of “Dia de la Candelaria,” or Candlemas Day. Vendors said that while some customers find references to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic morbid, others want a way to give thanks for family members having overcome the virus. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

[divinum-pacis]

Fernando Guadalupe Mondragon Cortes, right, retouches the paint on a baby Jesus figure after its broken arm was reattached by restorer Alejandro Capetillo, left, at “Hospitalito de Ninos Dios Gaby,” Spanish for the Gaby Little Baby Jesus hospital, in the center of Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. As Mexicans prepare to celebrate “Dia de la Candelaria” or Candlemas Day amid a surge in the COVID-19 pandemic, baby Jesus restorers say their work is more in demand than ever, with a weeks-long waiting list for major repairs. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

[nocnitsa]

Giuseppe Eugenio Chiorino (1871-1941), ‘La Asunción de Nuestra Señora’ (The Assumption of Our Lady).

[eesirachs]

what does god taste like?

like cigarettes on the breath

[baebeylik]

In every building in every little town I go to in Oklahoma I keep finding these little Jesuses. Not sure where they came from or why but they’re a cute phenomenon.

[fairybulls]

Moses, the cow with a cross on his forehead

[mysticismmess]

Bretagne

[miamaimania]

Journey through Time: William Morris’s Day and Night, a Tale of 1860s