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Our Lady, Queen of the Universe 🌟

[revivefromtheashes]

We have seen what America really thinks about “traditional biblical teachings” and “Christian values” based on the response to Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde speaking truthfully, biblically, and faithfully about the love and mercy of God.

There’s a lot to unpack (politically and religiously) from the last few days. I have chosen to address two issues here: deportation and gender.

Ezekiel tells us that Sodom was destroyed due to her arrogance, gluttony, wastefulness, and being inhospitable to the stranger. [Side note: there is no mention of homosexuality as the reason for destruction.] Referencing Exodus and the story of Lot, the inhabitants of Sodom were inhospitable to two foreigners passing through their city. They were God’s angels. This was a test. They broke the “desert code of hospitality,” which is to give a stranger shelter, food, and safety when passing through your gates. This included potential enemies. Because of Sodom’s sins, God destroyed the city.

Philip was the first missionary and the first to be titled an “evangelist” in the Bible. He encountered an Ethiopian eunuch on the road to Gaza. God sent him there. [Side note: eunuchs in the Bible are neither fully male or fully female. They are outcasts in society and ostracized. Jesus speaks of them in Matthew, stating that some are born this way, some are made this way, and some choose to be this way. Meaning, some are literally born neither male nor female, some are made that way (like as punishment for a crime or because they’re showing they’re “loyal to the royals”), and some choose to be that way (like monks, priests, nuns, or celibacy, preference, health, etc.)]. The eunuch asks about scripture (reading a scroll of parts of the book of Isaiah) and what the writer means. Philip shares the good news of Jesus. The eunuch is saved. They travel the road together and come upon some water. The eunuch asks what is to keep him from being baptized right now? Philip says let’s go and baptizes the eunuch. When they come out of the water, Philip is suddenly raptured by God. The only time this occurs is when there is a higher purpose for the person or they have done so good they get a ticket to Heaven pronto (like with Elijah and his role in the End Times or Enoch because he pleased the Lord - other examples would be Paul, Jesus, etc.). Obviously, Philip did something right. [I would also like to add here that Christianity is the only monotheistic tradition that truly assigns gender to the divine. Judaism and Islam view God as genderless and regard assigning trivial human attributes like gender to God as a sin.] It’s about loving them like God does. Period. An important note here is that the eunuch changed nothing. They were authentically themselves, and they were accepted and received salvation just as any other. Philip didn’t ask questions, he didn’t judge, he didn’t take exception, he didn’t make excuses, he just said yes, you too! This is what Christianity is supposed to look like!

Bishop Budde preached and prayed from the Bible. Everything she pleaded for can be supported by scripture. If you want those verses message me. She spoke Jesus’ words to 47. If any Christian has a problem with that or doesn’t side with Christ then there seems to be a conflict between true faith and bad politics.

Additionally, for 25 years Matthew Shepard had no permanent resting place due to concerns his grave would be vandalized. Reverend Budde learned of this and invited the Shepards to inter him inside the Washington National Cathedral. She co-officiated the service which stated Matthew was now and forever home in the church where he was loved.

I’m not looking to fight. I’m stating facts and where I’m at. If this isn’t where you’re at, either get there with me or see yourself off my page! I’m so exhausted by the hate and the justification of it. There’s no place for it here!

Will you care when it’s me they’re after?

[revivefromtheashes]

Interesting how the narrative changes

When you don’t get your way

All the love that made us

Now not even proclaimed

I used to know who you were

But you went by a different name

Today it’s not the same

I should have said

In my vows,

“I take you and all the psychological abuse

The way you treat me and use

My pain and twist it

To hurt me, shame me, scold me

The name calling to control me

I take your family’s mental illness,

Drama, manipulation, and dysfunction

In return I give you infertility

Possibly dementia and miscarriage

Definitely devotion

When the joy runs dry

And my body fails

I will become the coffin

You will be the nails

I take your words like razors

Rake them across my skin

Willing to suffer

Just to let you win

Attacking my confidence

And my self-esteem

Walking on eggshells

Combating the next attack

Love like a bloodhound

Sniffing out prey

Flip the switch and it’s all over

Taking everything

Who am I

Just a pawn

In your calculated game

The target of your anger

The product of your shame”

I should have said

In my vows,

“I take your cruelty

And all the hurtful things

I take on the names you give me

The ones I’ve never been called

It will take me years

To unhear it all

I take all the blame

For things that weren’t my fault

I take all the good times

I take all the bad

I take you for who I thought you were

And I’ll give all I have

I take all this mess

That we both have made

I promise to let you bury this love

In an early grave

I take all the mind games

Living in fear

I agree to ride this rollercoaster

Long after you’re not here

I agree to be your scapegoat

When all else fails

I will be the coffin

You will be the nails”

©2024

[revivefromtheashes]

Narcissist

Setting the stage

Masked as genuine connection

Showered with attention

Intimate affection

Love bombs of manipulation

Superficial charm

Illusion of compatibility

Idealization

Mirroring gone wrong

Hooked by investing

In emotional fantasy

Exploit my empathy

Weaponize my pain

To make me feel guilty

Entitlement and grandiosity

Demanding submission

Backhanded compliments

Disguised as support

Isolation

Triangulation

Gifts that morph

Into indebtedness

Deception

Keeping score

Control

Devaluation

All self-serving

Gaslighting

Fragile self-esteem

Defensive nature

Silent treatment

Cruel and mean

Exaggerated efforts

Implies laziness in others

Deflection

Projection

Impossible standards

You’re the exception

Attempts to coerce

Destabilize me

Unpredictable moods

Fulfill all your needs

Petty, childish behavior

Name-calling and immaturity

Smear campaign

With your flying monkeys

So, the truth, no one sees

Victim mentality

Distort reality

No apologies

Discard

©2024

All rights reserved

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Happy Birthday Dolly Parton & @janisjoplin!!!

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Every religion is the product of the conceptual mind attempting to describe the mystery. - Ram Dass

[brightasfuckk]

By: Unknown

I love Bob Ross so much 💕

[aspiritualwarrior]

“Ultimately there is light and love and intelligence in this universe. And we are it; we carry that within us. It’s not just something out there, it is within us and this is what we are trying to re-connect with; our original light and love and intelligence, which is who we are, so do not get so distracted by all this other stuff, you know, really remember what we are here on this planet for.”

— Tenzin Palmo

[justdave-deactivated20211107]

“You must forgive those who hurt you, even if whatever they did to you is unforgivable in your mind. You will forgive them not because they deserve to be forgiven, but because you don’t want to suffer and hurt yourself every time you remember what they did to you. It doesn’t matter what others did to you, you are going to forgive them because you don’t want to feel sick all the time. Forgiveness is for your own mental healing. You will forgive because you feel compassion for yourself. Forgiveness is an act of self-love.”

— don Miguel Ruiz

[thepowerwithin]

At the end of the day, you must be there for yourself. No one else can do it for you.

Nicole Addison @thepowerwithin

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[dharmarainbow]

“As there is water in the depths of the earth, so there is truth at the bottom of all things, false or true. In some places, one has to dig deep; in other places, only a short distance; that is the only difference. But there is no place where there is no water. One may have to dig very, very deep in order to get it; but in the depths of the earth, there is water, and in the depths of all this falsehood that is on the surface, there is truth. If we are really seeking for the truth, we shall always find it.”

— Hazrat Inayat Kahn

[tabernacleheart-deactivated2025]

Religious experience is bigger than religion. That is to say, God himself is “outside the box.” While we have our doctrines and dogmas and traditions and theology, God is greater than all our explanations and there is more in heaven and earth than our neat little answers can contain.

Fr. Dwight Longenecker

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“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,” - Galatians 5:22

(Holy Spirit by Raúl Berzosa)