What we give easily
(for someone who needs to hear this again)
We hold on to what we love.
Whether we’re talking about people or things, it’s hard to give away what we hold dear.
Today’s Gospel is the story of the widow’s mite. Where Jesus praises the widow who gives generously from the little she has. In stark contrast to the wealthy who give out of their abundance.
The point Jesus is making isn’t really about giving more. Or even about money. It’s about priorities, about what we love.
The easiest thing to give? What we have more than enough of. What we don’t care about. What we don’t want.
Which means? What we give easily, gives us away.
What we give easily tells us what’s going on in our hearts. Even if we’re not aware of it.
Today, take a look at what you give easily. Be honest with yourself. Look at what that says about what you love, about your priorities.
If you don’t like what that says about you, ask God for the grace to make a change.
As Fulton Sheen put it, “You must remember to love people and use things, rather than love things and use people.”
Today’s Readings
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i thought my laptop was on its last leg because it was running at six billion degrees and using 100% disk space* at all times and then i turned off shadows and some other windows effects and it was immediately cured. i just did the same to my roommate's computer and its performance issues were also immediately cured. okay. i guess.
so i guess if you have creaky freezy windows 10/11 try searching "advanced system settings", go to performance settings, and uncheck "show shadows under windows" and anything else you don't want. hope that helps someone else.
*yes sorry i mean usage i posted this before bed :( i do not mean the hard drive is full aaaaghhhh
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the men and boys are innocent too.
we cry "the innocent women and children" to appeal to the masses, to try and force their sympathy, but the men and boys are innocent too.
I have seen sons crying out for their mothers, their fathers, their siblings. I have seen them break down at the loss of their families. I have seen them cling to their dead and grieve.
I have seen fathers cradle their dead children, seen them kiss their faces and hold their little hands. I have seen them faint with grief when asked to identify the dead. I have seen them carry their sons and daughters. I have seen them fasting to provide what little they can for their families.
I have seen men and boys digging through the rubble with just their bare hands, I have seen them comforting strangers, playing with children, rocking them, hushing them, even if the face of such imminent danger. I have seen them cry, seen them grieve, seen them break down into each other's arms, seen them be selfless, beyond selfless, becoming something I don't have a word for.
I have seen the men who are doctors refuse to leave their patients, even when they have no medicine or supplies to give them, even when they're threatened with bombings. I have seen fathers who have lost all their children pick orphans up into their arms and proclaim them their child so they are not alone. I have seen men and boys digging pets out of the rubble.
the men are innocent too. the men and boys are being hurt and killed too. the men and boys are grieving too. the men and boys are scared too. the men and boys are fighting to save their people too. the men and boys deserve to be fought for too.
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hey since it's coming up again: no it's not a good thing that the government wants to ban tiktok. no you should not be glad that the government might ban tiktok. no you should not respond to this with "good riddance" or "hurry up I hate that app". I should not have to explain this to you but the government banning a social media app is still a bad thing even if you don't like the UI or booktok or having to say "unalive" or how you think it's killing the very notion of attention spans. It's still bad. It's bad.
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What we give easily
(for someone who needs to hear this again)
We hold on to what we love.
Whether we’re talking about people or things, it’s hard to give away what we hold dear.
Today’s Gospel is the story of the widow’s mite. Where Jesus praises the widow who gives generously from the little she has. In stark contrast to the wealthy who give out of their abundance.
The point Jesus is making isn’t really about giving more. Or even about money. It’s about priorities, about what we love.
The easiest thing to give? What we have more than enough of. What we don’t care about. What we don’t want.
Which means? What we give easily, gives us away.
What we give easily tells us what’s going on in our hearts. Even if we’re not aware it.
Today, take a look at what you give easily. Be honest with yourself. Look at what that says about what you love, about your priorities.
If you don’t like what that says about you, ask God for the grace to make a change.
As Fulton Sheen put it, “You must remember to love people and use things, rather than love things and use people.”
Today’s Readings
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the amount of ways we have to qualify the geoncide in gaza in order to get people to care is actually sickening to me. “it’s a feminist issue!” “it’s a disabilities issue!” “it’s an environmental issue!” like i’m sorry but even if this was happening solely to able bodied men and was causing no harm to the environment, it would still be wrong because it’s a genocide and these people are being bombed and killed and starved every fucking day. you shouldn’t need an extra label to give you a reason to care about people that are dying.
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Also increasingly aware that a LOT of people "manage" getting through the 40+ hour work week by sleeping less than is healthy and relying on stimulants like coffee and energy drinks to keep them going.
For people who are unwilling or unable to do this...work really does just dominate your life. Like we really should not have to rely on unhealthy practices just to have a social life or keep on top of housework or whatever.
I know I post about this a lot but I'm so TIRED all the time and it's just so depressing that this is how we're expected to spend the one life we have.
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