#perfect performance

[mending-up-your-fences]

Let them laugh while they can, let them spin, let them scatter in the wind. I have been to the movies, I have seen how it ends. And the joke’s on them.

The Joke - Brandi Carlile at BST Hyde Park 2024

[happy-mokka]

Somebody to Love

Can anybody find me Somebody to love?

🎼🎶🎵🎹 Ooh, each morning I get up I die a little Can barely stand on my feet Take a look at yourself in the mirror and cry Take a look in the mirror and cry Lord, what you're doing to me? (Yeah, yeah) I have spent all my years in believin' you But I just can't get no relief, Lord Somebody (Somebody) Ooh, somebody (Somebody) Can anybody find me Somebody to love? I work hard (He works hard) every day of my life I work 'till I ache my bones At the end (At the end of the day) I take home My hard-earned pay all on my own (Goes home, goes home on his own) I get down (Down) on my knees (Knees) and I start to pray (Praise the Lord) 'Till the tears run down from my eyes, Lord Somebody (Somebody) Ooh, somebody (Please) Can anybody find me Somebody to love? (He works hard) everyday (Everyday) I try and I try and I try But everybody wants to put me down They say I'm going crazy They say I got a lot of water in my brain I got no common sense (He's got) I got nobody left to believe No, no, no, no (Ooh, ooh, ooh, Lord) Ooh, somebody Ooh (Somebody) Anybody find me Somebody to love Can anybody find me Someone to love? Got no feel, I got no rhythm I just keep losing my beat (You just keep losing and losing) I'm okay, I'm alright (He's alright, he's alright) I ain't gonna face no defeat (Yeah, yeah) I just gotta get out of this prison cell (One day) Someday I'm gonna be free, Lord Find me somebody to love Find me somebody to love Find me somebody to love Find me somebody to love Find me somebody to love (Find me, find me) Find me somebody to love (Find me) Find me somebody to love Find me somebody to love-ove-ove (Ooh, find me, find me) Find me somebody to love (Somebody to love) Find me somebody to love Somebody (Somebody) Somebody (Somebody) Somebody (Find me) (Somebody find me somebody to love) Can anybody find me Somebody to love? (Find me somebody to love) Ooh (Find me somebody to love) Find me somebody (Find me somebody to love) Somebody, somebody, somebody to love (Find me somebody to love) Find me, find me Find me, find me, find me (Find me somebody to love) Ooh, somebody to love (Find me somebody to love) Ooh, find me, find me Find me somebody to love (Find me somebody to love) Anybody, anywhere, anybody Find me somebody to love, love Find me, find me, find me, find me

©️ Queen Release: November 12th 1976 Album: A Day at the Races

I am so obsessed with them at the moment (for the n-th time in my life, but probably never on this level...).

Got me the Bluray of the whole show they did in Montreal in '81... Blew me away... Life performances don't get much better than this. To bring such a complex song as this one live on stage this way?!? Just crazy... Freddie Mercury is just beyond crazy. That energy is really hard to comprehend...but also the whole band as a group/team. This level of performance perfectly in sync with each other and at the same time all those incredible improvisations on the vocals...bloody hell...

[momentsbeforemass]

If it's worth doing

In today’s Gospel, Jesus calls the Pharisees out on their BS. Again.

This time? It’s their focus on doing exactly the right things exactly the right way. And being so into doing exactly the right things exactly the right way, that they lose sight of why they were doing them in the first place.

Next Wednesday is Valentine’s Day. And there are a lot of ways to ruin.

Imagine that you know exactly what would mean the most to your significant other. And it’s something surprisingly affordable. Because the love of your life is a good person with simple tastes.

You get it for them and give it to them on Valentine’s Day. Sure enough, they love it.

They say, “How did you know? It’s perfect. Thank you so much!”

At this point, most of us would say something like, “I’m so glad you like it. I wanted to get you something you really wanted. Happy Valentine’s Day!”

If you really mean it, they’ll know it. And that gift will in fact be the perfect gift. Because of what’s behind it.

But if your response is something like, “Good. Now maybe you’ll shut up about Valentine’s Day.”

That changes everything. And what would have otherwise been the perfect gift will be ruined. Because of what’s behind it.

This is what Jesus is calling out.

It’s surefire way to take anything – no matter how good or holy it may be, no matter how perfectly you may do it – and ruin it.

Because the good and holy things that God is calling us to do aren’t to be done grudgingly or through clenched teeth. And they’re not about perfect performance.

The important part of the good and holy things that God is calling us to do is what’s behind them.

That we do them out of love. Out of love for God. And out of love for others.

In fact, it’s so important that you and I do them out of love, that it’s worth the risk that we might do them imperfectly.

This is what Chesterton meant when he said that “if a thing is worth doing, it’s worth doing badly.”

Not because you don’t care how it’s done, not because you’re not trying to do it well. But because the important part isn’t doing it perfectly. The important part is what’s behind it.

Because in the end, that’s what God’s looking for.

Not perfect performance from us, but perfected love through Him.

Because it’s not what you do, it’s what’s behind it. That’s the part that matters to God.

Today’s Readings

[aibidil]

I love that people are loving Fast Car in 2024 but if you’re not listening to the Tracy Chapman version, why live. Like, I enjoy covers. But FAST CAR? Get out of here.

[blazingblorbos]

every day I wake up and I think

"maybe today's Honkai Impact 3rd character-centric event will be silly and goofy and contain very little pain"

and instead

I am met with a visualization of not just the grief that comes from survivor's guilt, but classic depression, anxiety, and maybe a little imposter syndrome sprinkled in there .

and the subsequent acceptance that comes with making peace with your past mistakes and experiences, and moving forward to become a better version of yourself

what a FUCKING trip, literally every day with this game (it's my favorite game ever <3)

[random-tuga-em-londres]

Iceland came through to save this second semi final and they're not even actually there

[gayfrasier]

this song already makes me fall in love with life all over again but THIS VERSION? ARE YOU KIDDING? verge of tears.