perhaps penelope

i draw when i feel like it✨currently obsessing over hunger games (sotr) with a bit of maze runner and gravity falls, but also ofc the one true Lord JESUS CHRIST (AMEN)

[thewordfortheday]

Priestly blessing

[jacindasthought]

I don't think the Trinity is that hard to understand or explain. o:

I usually think of it like this:

You have a friend; they have 3 jobs.

They have a job as a engineer, a cashier, and a janitor.

You wouldn't go to your friend in each job and ask "Are you the same guy I know????" - You know it's the exact same friend at each job, even though they're doing something different at each job.

Or think of it in gaming terms:

It's like someone with three different characters in a game. They switch between each character whenever needed, but you know it's the exact same person controlling each character, despite the different skills/class abilities.

Heck, even further think of someone who changes their hair color + style every day. You don't question or ask if they're the same person from when you first saw them. You know it's the same person, just different presentation.

Edit:

Ngl it's be pretty cool to see peoples responses to my post.

My original intention was/is to introduce the idea of the trinity to someone who is completely full-on-noob new to Christianity as a whole, and who may not immediately get the idea of the trinity. I do hope I got to help some people at least. ^^

[lovelylouise25]

[annasanthology]

[in-gods-service]

[lovelylouise25]

[beginningofwisdom]

“And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so. And God called the expanse Heaven.” - Genesis 1:7-8

[reformedchick]

Ancient Jewish commentators often understood this verse as describing the experience of the righteous during a prolonged season of divine hiddenness.

A recurring theme is הסתר פנים (hester panim)—“the hiding of God’s face.”

This does not mean God has abandoned His people. Rather, it refers to a season in which His favor and intervention are not evident, even though He remains present.

The psalmist is wrestling with that experience. He knows who God is, but he cannot reconcile God’s character with what he is living through.

Psalm 42 never condemns the psalmist for asking, “Why?”

Instead, it preserves his question as inspired Scripture.

This tells us that God is not offended by sincere cries from a hurting heart. The same man who calls God “my Rock” is also the one who asks, “Why have You forgotten me?” The tension itself becomes an act of faith, because instead of turning away from God, he brings his confusion directly to Him.

That tension runs throughout Psalm 42: a soul that feels forgotten continues speaking to the God it still calls “my Rock.”

[reformedchick]

When the Deep Calls to the Deep

“Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.”

— Psalm 42:7 (KJV)

There are seasons in life when one hardship doesn’t come alone. Before you’ve had time to catch your breath, another wave crashes in. Just as one burden begins to lift, another seems to take its place. That is the picture David paints in Psalm 42.

The Hebrew word tehōm means the deep, the abyss, the unfathomable depths. It is the same word used in Genesis 1:2 to describe the deep before creation. Here, David says, “Deep calls unto deep.” It is a poetic way of describing overwhelming sorrow—one deep affliction answering another until it feels like there is no end.

He continues, “At the sound of Your waterspouts.” The Hebrew word tsinnor refers to a rushing torrent or powerful waterfall. David isn’t standing beside a quiet stream. He is standing beneath a roaring cascade, where the force of the water is so great that it threatens to sweep him away.

Then he says, “All Your breakers and Your waves have passed over me.” The Hebrew words describe crashing breakers and rolling waves that continually overwhelm. Yet notice something remarkable: David calls them “Your” waters, “Your” breakers, and “Your” waves. Even in his pain, he recognizes that nothing has touched his life apart from the sovereign hand of God.

David does not pretend his suffering is small. He doesn’t hide his tears or deny his anguish. Instead, he brings his deepest pain before the Lord, trusting that the God who rules the sea also rules the storm in his life.

The very next verse reminds us that sorrow does not have the final word:

“Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life.”

— Psalm 42:8 (KJV)

When the deep calls to the deep in your own life—when grief, disappointment, uncertainty, or waiting seem to come in endless waves—remember that the same God who governs the oceans governs your circumstances. The waves may pass over you, but they will never carry you beyond His reach.

Prayer

Father, when the waves feel too heavy and the waters too deep, remind me that You are still Lord over every storm. Help me trust You when I cannot understand Your ways. Keep my eyes fixed on You, and let Your lovingkindness be my anchor until the waves are still. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

[moethh]

please pray for my instructor’s mother as she has passed away recently

[reformedchick]

Early in his life, King Asa was a man of radical faith. When a massive army threatened his kingdom, he didn't count his soldiers; he fell to his knees and begged God for help.

God answered, and Asa won a historic victory. But decades later, old age and a severe foot disease set in. This time, Asa did something tragic: he left God completely out of the equation.

The Bible does not condemn Asa for going to doctors. Medicine, wisdom, and physicians are blessings.

Asa’s sin was his heart's posture. He looked to human remedies instead of God, rather than in partnership with God.

Over time, his heart had hardened so much that he chose to suffer and die in self-reliance rather than humble himself in prayer.

It is easy to trust God when we have no other options. The real test of faith comes when we do have other options—a good bank account, medical experts, or clever human strategies.

When trouble hits, what is your automatic first response? Do you look to your own resources first, or do you seek the Lord?

Using human tools—like medicine, financial planning, or career counseling—is wise. But those tools must never replace the Living God.

Make God your primary rescue, not your backup plan.

[milksugarjams]

My niece was baptized today! Please pray for her and her parents 💖

[dymphnaorapronobis]

Let's pray for the children growing up in households with the "golden child vs scapegoat" dynamic and for the adults who are still hurt from having grown up in that dynamic

[ominouspositivity-or-else]

everyone say a quick prayer for my dear friend who is going to mass for the first time EVERRRRR tonight!!!!!!

[cheetochild989]

I'm like in active misery (perpetual nausea & stomach pain to the point I can't sleep), but I have to tank it for another 3-4 hours, so prayer requests that they do the upper endoscopy this morning and actually find a solution would be a huge blessing pls if you can

[civil-defense-system]

my best friend just found out she can never have children, she's always wanted a child so badly and she's devastated. please pray for her

[thewordfortheday]

Ephesians 3