Jan 23
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'Cause nothing tuned me in to absurdity as fast
As a gravestone with the name of a baby that has passed
I used to wanna be important, now I just wanna be alive
And without fear
You got to persevere
Image description: there is a shoulder up digital illustration of Arthur Lester and John Doe. Arthur is around season 5, hair a floppy slightly grown out middle part style, some stubble, a moustache and a softly slanted smile. Arthur is facing the viewer eyes looking to John who is close beside him on the right. Arthur’s expression is a mixture of exhaustion and the relief he feels leaning into a gentle kiss John is pressing into his forehead. John’s expression is relaxed, eyes half closed, flush across his cheeks his dark hood fading to transparency around his face. He is reassuring Arthur, soothing, consoling and bolstering him.
Those who’ve never suffered often mistake scars of survival for defects.
– Xochitl Gonzalez, Last Night in Brooklyn, A Novel (Flatiron Books, April 21, 2026)
"Fuck my stupid baka life"
Wednesday
Perseverance. It’s a word that carries a certain of power. When we hear someone say perseverance, we think of great crises. Of sacrifice. Of rising to the moment. Of heroic virtue.
Perseverance is one of the hallmarks of our Faith.
Time after time, God tells us that He will never leave us or forsake us. We hear that message again in today’s Gospel. That in His strength, we will persevere.
But when we hear it couched in terms like today’s Gospel, it kind of leaves us with the idea that God is the god of amazing things. And not much else.
Well, what if we’re not doing amazing things right now? What if it’s just Wednesday?
Does that mean that God’s not really with us, not right now?
Not at all. Knowing this in your heart is one of the many graces of regular prayer and worship.
As we spend time with God, and grow in closeness to God, we find that God isn’t just the god of special occasions. God isn’t just here for us in our dry seasons and darkest hours.
God is here for us. Even when we’re not doing amazing things.
God is here for us. Even when we’re not sure that He is.
God is here for us. Even on Wednesday.
Today’s Readings
You will either be the villain in someone else's story for standing up for yourself — or a fool in yours if you don't. Pick your poison.
— Samira Vivette