#psalm 8

[in-gods-service]

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

“So I have spent my life watching, not to see beyond the world, merely to see, great mystery, what is plainly before my eyes. I think the concept of transcendence is based on a misreading of creation. With all respect to heaven, the scene of miracle is here, among us. The eternal as an idea is much less preposterous than time, and this very fact should seize our attention. In certain contexts the improbable is called the miraculous. What is eternal must always be complete, if my understanding is correct.

So it is possible to imagine that time was created in order that there might be narrative – event, sequence and causation, ignorance and error, retribution, atonement. A word, a phrase, a story falls on rich or stony ground and flourishes as it can, possibility in a sleeve of limitation. Certainly time is the occasion for our strangely mixed nature, in every moment differently compounded, so that often we surprise ourselves, and always scarcely know ourselves, and exist in relation to experience, if we attend to it and if its plainness does not disguise it from us, as if we were visited by revelation.”

– Marilynne Robinson, “Psalm 8”, from “The Death of Adam” “The Scene Of Miracle Is Here, Among Us”

[madewithonerib]

Anatomy of a Disney Villain: Ursula || Better With Bob | gif #Born to Die Ursula has a gorgeous take over the world laugh, it's so classic, "I've got you now!!!!!!" Also the use of the age old trick of appearing larger than she actually is..bark is worse than her bite. She's the definition of s/o who chases after the essence of whoever is most popular—a freaking Frankenweenie of Pet Sematary proportions..only Disney made kid friendly bc of all the smiles? Stephen King has a nice omen on leaving well enough alone, but maybe Butterfly Effect was a knock-off King's Pet Sematary?

The original "The Little Mermaid" story by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen was first published in Copenhagen, Denmark on April 7, 1837. It appeared in the first collection of Fairy Tales Told for Children by C.A. Reitzel. [1, 2] Would you like to know the differences between the original 1837 tragic ending and the modern Disney version? The original 1837 story by Hans Christian Andersen is much darker than the 1989 Disney movie. Here are the primary differences between the two versions:

The Bargain & the Pain: [a] The Voice: The Sea Witch cuts off the mermaid's tongue to take her voice, rather than just trapping it in a magical shell. [b] The Walking: The witch's potion gives her legs, but every step feels like walking on sharp knives and needles. [c] The Condition: If the Prince marries someone else, the mermaid will die of a broken heart the next morning and turn into sea foam.

The Prince and the Rival: [a] The Prince: He loves the mermaid like a favourite child or sister, but he is not romantically attracted to her. [b] The Marriage: The Prince marries a neighbouring princess whom he wrongly believes saved his life after the shipwreck.

The Tragic, Spiritual Ending: [a] The Choice: The mermaid's sisters trade their hair to the witch for a magical dagger. If the mermaid kills the Prince and lets his blood drip on her feet, she will become a mermaid again. [b] The Sacrifice: She cannot bring herself to kill him, throws the dagger into the waves, and leaps into the sea to dissolve into foam. #Buddhism [c] The Twist: Instead of dying, she becomes a "daughter of the air." She must do 300 years of good deeds to earn an immortal human soul and enter heaven. #purgatory

trade her voice.. no opinions, just like how "children are meant to be seen & not heard"? —kind of a devilish idea don't you think? From the mouth of infants and nursing babes YOU have established strength because of YOUR adversaries, to make the enemy and the revengeful cease [Psalm 8:2]

Out of the mouths of babes" is a popular idiom used when a young, inexperienced person unexpectedly says something surprisingly wise, profound, or glaringly true. The phrase is often used to describe those innocent, unguarded moments when a child cuts straight to the core of a complex situation. [1, 2] In Matthew 21:16, JESUS quotes this passage when religious leaders are annoyed by children shouting praises to HIM in the Temple. [1, 2]

No, The Butterfly Effect (2003) is not a knock-off of Pet Sematary (1983). While both deal with the devastating consequences of desperate ppl trying to alter a tragic past, they belong to entirely different subgenres and draw from different inspirations. [1, 2]

The Differences at a Glance

Core Concept: The Butterfly Effect (2004) is a sci-fi psychological thriller centered on time travel. The protagonist, Evan, discovers he can jump back into his own consciousness in the past to alter events, but every change triggers unintended, chaotic consequences.

The Inspiration: The title and concept are rooted in chaos theory, popularized by Ray Bradbury's 1952 short story "A Sound of Thunder" (where changing one minor detail in the past completely shifts the future). [1, 2]

The "Pet Sematary" Formula: Stephen King's novel (adapted into films in 1989 & 2019) is a supernatural horror about a grieving father who physically buries his loved ones in a cursed, mystical burial ground to bring them back from the dead. [1/2/3/4/5]

Shared Themes: People often link the two bc they share the classic moral dilemma of "be careful what you wish for" & the horror of realizing you can never truly cheat death without a heavy price. However, Evan's time-bending manipulation in The Butterfly Effect is an entirely different mechanism than the zombie-like revivals of the cursed soil in Pet Sematary. [1, 2] >> If you like sci-fi and horror that plays with time & reality, I can recommend other movies like Butterfly Effect—such as Donnie Darko or Triangle—or similar works by Stephen King! Let me know what you'd like to explore. [1, 2]

Would you like to know how the different endings of the movie change Evan's final attempt to fix the timeline, or explore how his father's story connected to his power?

Would you like to know more about the rules of time travel in the sequels, or do you want to look at other famous movies from that era with wildly different alternate endings? No.

Would you like to explore the symbolism behind Andersen's tragic ending, or are you interested in how these dark themes influenced other adaptations of the story?

[rachelwhiteartist]

A couple of my favorite pages from my current journaling bible. It's falling apart at the moment, so it may be time to start a one.

[thesingingrevolution]

[koenji]

David Sharir (Israeli, 1938), Psalm 8, Verses 4:7, Inkjet print, 69.9 × 54.6 cm. x

[fierysword]

1 Shaddai, how beautiful You are in all the earth! Your glory shines in the heavens! 2 Little children give witness to Your greatness, and Your adversary is silenced. 3 When I gaze in awe at the vast heavens You made, the moon and the stars which are the work of Your fingers, 4 What are women that You are mindful of them, or their daughters, that You visit them? 5 Yet You have made woman in Your image, and crowned her with glory and honor! 6 You have given her dominion over the works of Your hands. You have put all things in her keeping and care - 7 all sheep and cattle, and the wild beasts of the field and forest, 8 the birds of the air and the creatures of the sea. 9 Shaddai, how beautiful is Your name in all the earth!

Psalm 8 (feminine translation from Swallow's Nest: A Feminine Reading of the Psalms by Marchiene Rienstra)

Some possible uses of this psalm:

Bring customers to business (pray psalm while burning Prosperity Incense each day before opening the shop)

Improve self-esteem and sense of worthiness (repeat v5-6 until reassured of its message)

Bless oils

Prayer of praise

1-2 are sourced from Power of the Psalms by Anna Riva, 3 from My New Everyday Prayer Book by Brother ADA

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Son of Man

Psalm 8 is about Jesus. Which is not a ‘big’ claim, the Psalms are the book of Christ and they all tell his story in one way or another.

by T. M. Suffield | Son of Man is the bigger and grander title, and we should read it in two ways: one as here in Psalm 8, the Son of Adam, the Serpent-slayer. The other as in Daniel 7, where Daniel extends the promise of the new Adam to show us that he is God come himself. Son of Man, after...