#What we let in
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momentsbeforemass · 4 months ago
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It adds up
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“Take care, then, how you hear. To the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks he has will be taken away.”
In a Gospel that says a lot of odd-sounding things, this is one of the oddest-sounding. At least to our ears.
But this is not some cryptic piece of vague nonsense designed to sound deep.
It’s actually very practical. And it has to do with how you and I work as human beings.
As St. Ephrem tells us, the key to understanding what Jesus is saying is that this is all one thought, and that “This is like ‘let the one who has ears listen.’”
That is, what we hear, what we take in matters. Why?
What we hear, what we take in is cumulative. It adds up within us. Whatever it is, whether good or bad, it will add to the pile of that same thing that is already within us.
If we’re hearing things that make us afraid? That will add to the pile of things within us that we’re afraid of.
If we’re taking in things that make us angry? That will add to the pile of things within us that we’re angry about.
That is what “To the one who has, more will be given” is all about. The things we take in add up. But that’s not the whole story.
Like St. Ephrem said, this is all one thought. “To the one who has, more will be given,” cannot be separated from “and from the one who has not, even what he thinks he has will be taken away.” Which means what?
It means that when you and I are adding to one pile of things within us, the other stuff within us doesn’t just sit there. It starts to fade away.
Because the stuff within us (whether it’s our emotions, our spiritual well-being, our knowledge, whatever) is not static. It’s either growing or it’s fading.
And you and I have only so much bandwith, we only have so many spoons. We can only grow one thing at a time. Whatever we’re not growing? It’s going to be fading.
If you’ve ever wondered why getting a puppy and all the time that that a new puppy takes (both the fun stuff and the needful things like training and housebreaking) helps you deal with your grief over the death of your old dog? This is why.
So, if we’re hearing the word of God? That will add to the pile of things within us that bring us peace and strength. And the things within us that don’t bring us peace and strength will start to fade.
If we’re taking in the good things of God? That will add to the pile of things within us that we’re joyful about. And the things within us that we’re not joyful about will fade.
But it all turns on what we’re hearing, on what we’re taking in. Because that is what will be adding up within us.
Which is why Jesus is telling us – “Take care, then, how you hear.”
Today’s Readings
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koobiie · 8 months ago
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shoutout to everyone who wants to infodump but cant string together coherent thoughts to form sentences and instead just look at you like this
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elbiotipo · 2 months ago
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Usamericans should be more anti-war actually. They should be straight up insulting marines and shutting down weapon factories, 60s anti-war protests kind of shit. I'm sorry for pontificating from down here but the US military-industrial complex is currently supplying a genocide, and this is not a new thing, the US has sold weapons to Saudi Arabia to starve millions of Yemenis, the Iraq war, the Afghanistan war, these are within memory. And though some people think it's not the point, it Is also true that there are trillions upon trillions of dollars that could be spent in anything else that go to the black hole of corruption (and call it for what it is, corruption) that is the Pentagon. Any of those resources could be destined to literally any other activity and be better spent.
I'm talking full contempt here. You should outright be HATING the military. Instead of lining up to watch Top Gun you should see it as a glorification of a fucking killing machine that serves imperial interests, enriches megacorporations and supports genocides. For the love of God be more angry about it. Goddamn.
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happyheidi · 7 days ago
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。゚゚・。・゚゚。 ゚. 2025 will bring blessings.
゚・。・゚
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demaparbat-hp · 2 months ago
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He truly did.
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astearisms · 1 year ago
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catalysts, protectors
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maeamian · 6 months ago
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Part of the reason that Republicans are so desperately acting like they will never lose again is because they are deeply terrified that this is their last real chance to win. The big orange dipshit came in and gutted the party of everyone who wasn't a loyalist, which left it full of nasty little gremlins who have gaping voids where charisma and human decency is supposed to go.
They still hold a lot of power, but if we stop them this year the next presidential election may not be the Most Important One Of Your Life™, that's not a guarantee or anything, but if they don't win here and now their future looks grim, this dipshit is the only guy they have left and he's extremely diminished and has his brains leaking out of his ears at this point. We can beat him into the ground.
So that's what we're gonna fucking do. We're gonna break these fucking fash. They will crash upon us and we're gonna break their fucking necks. When they come for us they will lose because they're fucking losers and we have each other's backs which is something they fundamentally are incapable of comprehending.
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akanemnon · 1 month ago
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Despite everything, it's still you.
FIRST - PREVIOUS - NEXT
MASTERPOST (for the full series / FAQ / reference sheets)
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secondbeatsongs · 2 years ago
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for anyone too young to know this: watching The Truman Show is a vastly different experience now, compared to how it was before youtube and social media influencers became normal
before it was like, "what a horrifying thing to do to a human being! to take away their autonomy and privacy, all for the sake of profits! to create fake scenarios for them to react to, just to retain viewership! to ruin their happiness just so some corporate entity could harvest money from their very humanity! how could anyone do something so evil?"
and now it's like, "ah, yeah. this is still deeply fucked up, but it's pretty much what every influencer has been doing to their kids for a decade now. probably bad that we've normalized this experience"
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hinamie · 3 months ago
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in spite of everything, I had fun <3
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egophiliac · 4 months ago
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since Eng is getting 7.5 soon(?), I felt motivated to go back to my Meleanor rig and make her a couple of lesson animations! ...except for alchemy, because the cauldron bubbles proved too hard to photoshop around, whoops.
maybe she just got lost on her way to the classroom...?
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(credit: backgrounds are from the game, I just put her on top of 'em)
(aside from the backgrounds, this is not an edit, I drew her from scratch! please do not tag or treat as an edit!)
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soranker · 6 months ago
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98 lovemail doodles >_<
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thestarfishface · 5 months ago
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“There is no platonic explanation for thi-“ Sprays u with water. Sprays u
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draculasdatter · 3 months ago
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girl what kind of interview with the vampire is this
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spark-circuit · 2 months ago
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okay listen. i know there's already one video about The Fucking Creep out there. but i NEED to share one of my favourite Creep Moments.
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