#confession 743

[star-trek-fandom-confessions]

#743

I absolutely love that none of the characters in any star trek shows are perfect. Yes, there are times when any given character saves the ship/station/planet and is a hero, but there are also episodes where they majorly screw up. Like these are the advanced humans of the future who’ve grown past bigotry, ableism, and racism, but not human fallibility and genuine occasional stupidity. These are guys in space, but they’re still just guys. Absolutely love it.

[maplesyrupsainz]

you know that fic that was like logan x baker reader CAN YOH DO A PT2 WHERE WE ARE THE BFF AND WE GET WITH DANIEL BECAUSE WE MET THROUGH THEM

ahh omg i love this idea tysm for requesting 🥹 i hope it's all that u wanted it to be ! <3

˖⁺｡˚⋆˙we couldnt help it | DR3˖⁺｡˚⋆˙

pairing: daniel ricciardo x faceless y/n reader (she/her)

genre: social media au, whirlwind romance

warnings: mainly fluff but some obvious sexual innuendo but brief & no smut or anything

summary: in which her best friend's new relationship led to something good for her

a/n: omg i love this request so much hehe u dnt rly need to read pt1 but it maybe give context to some things😊 (for context y/n = yourbff from pt1, & yourbff = y/n from pt1)

fc: various blonde girls from pinterest

song

my masterlist

part 1!!!

instagram ->

yourbff

liked by logansargeant, yourusername, and 23,839 others

yourbff i like shiny things but i'd marry u with paper rings 🩷🪽

tagged: logansargeant

view all 13,847 comments

logansargeant i love you

yourbff i love u 🍰

yourusername this could be me & daniel ricciardo but u insist on keeping us apart for some reason

danielricciardo are we being cock blocked?

yourusername AM I BEING PRANKED RIGHT NOW

logansargeant you're welcome

whatsapp ->

instagram ->

yourusername

liked by danielricciardo, yourbff, and 3,924 others

yourusername yes i finally committed to blonde hair full time 👱‍♀️

tagged: yourbff, friend1, friend2

view all 331 comments

yourbff omg i fancy u so much

yourusername wow being blonde is so powerful got you confessing your love for me already

friend1 think it's ur boobs in that corset over the blonde hair but whatever helps u sleep at night xoxo

yourbff LOL no comment!!

logansargeant who are u trying to impress

logansargeant daniel ricciardo?

yourusername shut ur mouth u swine

yourusername i miss y/bff/n's ex

yourbff too far

logansargeant i am wounded

yourusername good

danielricciardo heyy

liked by yourbff, logansargeant

yourusername good bye

whatsapp ->

instagram ->

yourusername

liked by danielricciardo, landonorris, and 1,593 others

yourusername professional third wheel

tagged: logansargeant, yourbff

view all 743 comments

logansargeant i just laughed out loud at this

yourusername i know im in ur kitchen i heard u

yourbff u couldn't think of a less creepy way to word that

landonorris i could be ur fourth wheel

logansargeant there's no way

yourbff STAY AWAY FROM HER

danielricciardo spot taken

landonorris oh my bad

yourusername no it isnt the spot isnt taken

yourusername u can come back

user1 what have i just stumbled upon

yourusername i beg u close ur eyes

twitter ->

whatsapp ->

instagram ->

yourusername posted a story

liked by danielricciardo, yourbff, alex_albon, and 872 others

yourbff ur being wooed arent u

yourusername i want to say no

yourusername but i would be lying

yourbff me & logan are shrieking & yelling

yourusername CALM DOWN

landonorris damn it

yourusername LOL

danielricciardo

liked by yourusername, landonorris, and 66,904 others

danielricciardo friday nights 💤

view all 3,848 comments

landonorris this is the girliest post u've ever made

danielricciardo dont blame me for knowing the female gaze

yourusername this is shocking

danielricciardo when u know u know

user4 what is happening

user5 danny got himself a rebound or what

user6 she looks so trashy😭

yourbff giggling & kicking my feet over this

whatsapp—

twitter ->

instagram ->

yourusername posted a story

liked by yourbff, friend1, and 1,002 others

yourbff speechless

yourusername look away!!! thts my man

yourbff UR MAN??? Y/N??

yourusername

liked by danielricciardo, yourbff, and 9,284 others

yourusername vibess 😐

tagged: danielricciardo, yourbff

view all 1,384 comments

danielricciardo why the long face

yourusername kind of rude dont u think?

danielricciardo no i dont 😐 do you? 😐

user7 no way

user8 hard launching already

user9 this feels fake

yourbff i am being so casual about this

logansargeant no she isnt

user10 i love that y/bff/n is a fangirl like us😭

logansargeant im taking credit for whatever this is

danielricciardo whatever this is? this is clearly 'vibess 😐'

yourusername danny are you really upset by my emoji choice?

danielricciardo no

logansargeant he is

THE END 🤍

[rabbitsrants]

CONAN DIES WHEN RAN CRIES

i'll let shinichi explain:

chapter 71

when i first read this chapter, i thought that shinichi was sweet talking ran to avoid her wrath, but rereading the manga made me realize how misguided i was

"it hurts me when you cry" is shinichi admitting something deeply personal, it's him explaining why ran's tears always get a reaction out of him, regardless of the circumstances, regardless of the body he's in

chapter 9

ran: is struggling with shinichi's absence

shinichi: starts calling her on the phone as himself

chapter 48

ran: is emotionally overwhelmed after the karaoke bar case, thinking that shinichi is back and avoiding her, waits for him in the cold for three hours

shinichi: comes up with the idea of talking to her as himself by turning off the lights

i love this moment so much, cause he's using both ran's love language (physical touch) and his own (words of affirmation) to ground and reassure her and it works

chapter 95

shinichi: tells ran to stop crying and ignores heiji in the middle of a case to ask her to wait for him

chapter 143

shinichi: checks on ran after using her for his deduction, drops honorifics when he realizes what he's done and defeatedly endures her tears

also shinichi: never involves her in a case to this extent ever again, even 1000 chapters later

chapter 260

shinichi: involuntary flakes on ran during their date and has to face her as conan

also shinichi: forgets he's conan for a sec as he drops the most epic lines in the manga

chapter 334

ran: is heartbroken cause it's valentine's day and shinichi's still gone

shinichi:

puts the jacket on her when she falls alseep,

reaches out to her as himself

and eats her chocolate

just to get her to smile again.

chapter 479-483

ran: supsects conan's real identity again and feels like he's completely out of reach even though he's so close

also ran: stops suspecting him but still expresses feelings of emotional distance to shinichi

shinichi: gets a second phone just for ran

and carries it with him wherever he goes.

chapter 727 (white day)

ran: starts crying because she thinks shinichi didn't get her anything for white day

shinichi: goes out of his way to draw attention to his gift so she stops crying

(LMFAO, he's so extra)

chapter 743-752

ran: feels like her feelings for shinichi are one-sided, is absolutely devasted, runs off crying

shinichi: drops his current case, runs after her

and confesses his love for her, so she never doubts his feelings for her again.

chapter 884

ran: is frustrated by all the misfortune shinichi brings

shinichi:

in conclusion, shinichi only has two weaknesses: aptx 4869 and ran's tears. and the funniest part is that aptx didn't even kill him like it was supposed to. ran's tears on the other hand? i believe they possess great power. enough power to kill shinichi?

visit the shinran library for more

[bengiyo]

Step By Step Ep 9 Stray Thoughts

Last week on HR Violations, Pat broke up with Put in a mature-but-devastating scene, and spent the bulk of the episode processing his grief about that. Put immediately went on the offensive against Jeng, and threatened to out Jeng if he pursued pat. Pat went on a not-date with Jeng to check out multiple restaurants before learning that Jeng is gay at a queer speakeasy. Jeng spent the entire episode working himself up to express his feelings to Pat, confessed them to a drunk Pat in an incredibly adorable way, and ran into his ex at the aforementioned speakeasy. Jaab and Jen are a hot mess, and are also at the speakeasy. Chot, amazing as ever, is not at the speakeasy, and this feels like a missed opportunity. Also, Ae went to the doctor with Pat and Beam.

Pat woke up holding a plushy with his handbag and phone nearby on striped sheets. He’s probably okay.

Oh, he’s definitely fine. He’s in his own house and his mom is here.

I like that Pat doesn’t lie to his mom. He just refuses to answer the questions.

Jeng is doing pushups shirtless. 743 dead, 2689 wounded.

Chot said, “My name is Paul and this between y’all.”

It’s just Pat and his instant noodles against the world.

Pat is a gay with a good relationship with his parents. You love to see it.

I love the way Chot checks in with Pat. He shares a little bit of his own queer insecurities to commiserate a bit.

Jeng’s friend is hot.

Who organized this awkward as hell gay movie event? Is this to watch the commercial they made?

Did Pat really pass Jeng’s jacket on to Chot? Oh, Jeng, I’m so sorry for your loss.

I kinda wish Pat was talking to Ae or Chot about what was going on, because I’d like to confirm what the core of his rejection of Jeng is about. Is it about his own self-worth? Is he feeling gun shy coming off of the relationship with Put? Is it about Jeng as a superior at work?

Jeng’s breakdown is honestly so fantastic. Absolutely incredible from Man. Jeng is such a self-controlled character. You can feel how long he’s been desperately trying to hold it together and how aware he is of his own fragile psyche with regard to Pat. We also got to see gay man get consoled by his gay brother.

I feel like a significant amount of time has passed without us realizing it because Ae is so much more pregnant than I remember.

Didn’t Jen leave the company last episode? What’s his status?

I feel like Jen and Pat are being really unfair to Jaab and Jeng.

“What is he doing?” Consoling his heartbroken brother!

Personally, I think it’s responsible of Jeng to leave his position when he knows he cannot maintain a healthy professional distance from a subordinate.

Jeng's cake is cute, but does not look large enough for the office.

Another cake scene immediately??

I'm not sure we got a good read on the crying scene with Pat's parents. When he mentions memories everywhere, is he talking about just Put or Put and Jeng? I'm a bit hazy on Pat this episode.

What's the deal with the parents bringing up their divorce. Is this about Pat being friends with his exes?

Ae is about to deliver this baby. Quick! Cut to Kanoon so we know where he is and can do an Oishii ad spot.

We should dramatically throw keys to Poppy more often.

Since I am a man, I'm going to refrain from commenting on this birth scene. I will leave only this gif as commentary on the writing.

Wait, why the hell is this girl filming this???

Oh good. Pat said something about the cameras.

These people are way too online.

Did Jeng really send Pat a box full of a snack he said he liked once as a birthday gift? My goodness, sir.

I never get tired of watching people type and delete messages on these dramas.

This episode and previews for next week feel like a Brian Jordan Alvarez bit.

I feel like we were over the place this week. This was kinda rough. I don't know that any of the plot threads really worked together this week well. Jen and Pat had a decent conversation, but I don't think I'm with Jen on this one.

[confessxcheese4tcc]

anxiety so bad i start shaking after sending people anonymous tumblr asks

CONFESSION #743

[multistanisms]

Descent Into Madness | Teen Wolf

FANDOM: Teen Wolf

PAIRING: N/A

WORD COUNT: 743

RATING: PG-13

POTENTIAL TRIGGERS: N/A

SUMMARY: The fire that decimated the Hale pack - human and werewolf alike - is less than month passed, and Peter is comatose in body but quite conscious in mind. Struggling to recover is bad enough, but his insanity isn’t caused until sheer panic of being abandoned settles into his soul.

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It was quiet; like always. In his mind, Peter wanted to be up moving. The pain, however, forced him still in every aspect. It was dark in his mind, and he was alone. But it wasn't silent. He could hear everything, smell anything in the room or that passed by the door. He only knew two weeks had passed because Laura or Derek had come by daily. His family; what was left of them. He was certain that being all that was left of the pack would help keep them together so they could heal, even though he needed the most time. He hated lying so still, unable to do anything, even though he was screaming at people, he knew they couldn't hear. His body wouldn't answer his commands; why he was in a coma he didn't know. God knew he'd rather be dead right now. "Someone just rip out the IV and let me die." he murmured, begged for the hundredth time that day, his eyes unseeing in the darkness of his coma. He was drawn from his pleas to be killed when he was aware of a presence; the scent all too familiar.

Laura.

The newly coined alpha had been crying; Peter could smell it on her even if she wasn't speaking. The saltiness of tears and the overwhelming scent of sorrow and failure. It dawned on him that something was wrong outside of his hospital bed and he wanted more than anything to sit up and draw the girl into his arms. Laura had always opened the door with a knock and a hello regardless of the ability Peter had to answer her. She was just that kind of person; that kind of wolf. "Laura?" he asked, his mind knowing she wouldn't respond to him. So he waited patiently until at last, the young alpha spoke up.

"Hey Uncle Peter." she breathed, her voice near silent that even Peter could barely hear her. "I know things seem bad; and right now they are. More than anything they are. The house is gone; Derek is shutting down. I...I don't know how to do this."

Peter perked a little, angry when his body wouldn't move towards the pain in her voice. His niece needed him, damn it, why couldn't he respond to her? He listened to her more as she continued a moment later.

"I'm not sure I'm doing the right thing, Peter." Laura confessed. "But right now, this is the only solution I can see to save Derek before I lose everything."

Peter stopped. Everything? Had the doctors told her he wouldn't survive? What bullshit was this? His anger at the humans dimmed when the implications of her words hit him. "No."

Laura's voice cracked into a shaky breath. "Laura, no." Peter said, not even aware that his protests were falling on deaf ears. A panic had set in that made him lose all sense of himself.

"Peter, I have to take Derek and leave. We can't stay here."

The words hurt more than anything he'd felt in the fire. More than the screams he still heard when he could manage to actually sleep. "Damn it, Laura, we don't abandon each other. We need to stay together right now. We'll make it." he half screamed at her, wishing his body would move so he could sit up and shake her out of the reverie of resignation. He would make them pay; every last one of the fools who'd set the flames to cause this much pain to a family of innocent wolves.

"I'm sorry, Peter." Laura breathed, her voice weak as a new wave of tears hit her. The comatose beta heard the sound of the chair as she stood, the faint tap of her shoes as she walked to the door. "I'm so sorry."

"Laura, don't go." Peter begged, unheard through the veil of life and death in which he was suspended.

The door opened, the light creak from the hinge signaling how close he was to losing his family; probably for good.

"No, don't go. Laura, please."

The creak and a click as the door closed; and Laura's scent began to fade.

"LAURA!" The scream echoed in his mind; bouncing off of nonexistent walls as he screamed for her to come back; his eyes opening to stare at a ceiling speckled with dust; a single tear passing from his still body as his cries fell on deaf ears.

[tmf-confessions]

One of my biggest confessions and since most people could guess I'm not gonna go anon but I realized I was grayromantic from my grayromantic Sean head canon. Basically, after like 2 years of having it as a head canon, I took in the meaning of being grayromantic, and was like "hey! I think I'm that! " so yeah.

confession #743

[sterek-ao3feed-archive]

Eyes on me ...

https://archiveofourown.org/works/55322507 by Eerien_Ent29 Stiles is anxious about Scott's wedding... Derek helps! ;) Words: 743, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Teen Wolf (TV) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Derek Hale, Stiles Stilinski, Derek Hale's Pack Members Relationships: sterek - Relationship, Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, Derek Hale & Stiles Stilinski Additional Tags: Pack Alpha Derek Hale, Good Pack Alpha Derek Hale, Werefox Stiles Stilinski, Insecure Stiles Stilinski, Idiots in Love, True Mates, Scott McCall & Stiles Stilinski Friendship, Married Allison Argent/Scott McCall, Stiles Stilinski is Derek Hale's Anchor, Slow Dancing, First Kiss, Love Confessions, Sleepy Cuddles, I Will Go Down With This Ship, Eternal Sterek, Jealous Stiles Stilinski, Beta ai read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/55322507

[halictus-writer]

Funeral Suit - wolf star microfic

743 words, pre-slash. Rated teen.

He came by in his funeral suit.

Against the black clothes—jacket, shirt, tie—his skin was pale, but his smile was warm, and finally at ease. Remus opened the door wider to let him in, surprised to see him, especially today.

Sirius’s smile grew. “Well?”

“I haven’t got ingredients for dinner,” Remus confessed. “Or at least not a good one.”

“Then let’s go get dinner.” Sirius said it matter-of-factly, but his bright eyes verged on teasing.

Remus accepted the challenge, raising his chin. It helped that Sirius had already sat on his dingy couch. “If you’re buying.”

Sirius stood. “It’s good to see you.”

Remus swallowed, and bowed his head.

They both stood still, and arm’s length apart.

“I should put on nicer clothes if we’re going out. To match.”

Amused, Sirius merely stayed in place, eyes on the closed door to Remus’s studio, listening to the sounds of Remus undressing and redressing behind him.

“Okay,” Remus said. He was quite a bit less formal than Sirius, but he had done what he could. Sirius wouldn’t care, anyway.

“Let’s go.”

As Remus passed him to open the door, Sirius placed his hand against Remus’s back gently, maybe sensing if not properly feeling warm skin under his dress shirt and corduroy fabric jacket.

It was new. Remus stilled for only a moment before continuing to open the door and step out.

They walked down a bright afternoon sidewalk—the funeral was held in the morning—rarely talking, but instead settling into a comfortable silence. Sirius’s shoes shone in the light. He kicked a fallen branch of shrubbery to this side, likely creating a scuff.

Eventually they sat at a bistro table, eating sandwiches.

After, they allowed their feet to carry them further into the city. Remus didn’t quite want to let Sirius go—“letting him go” as some kind of acquiesce, of losing this version of him—and so they meandered on. It felt natural, though.

Sirius pointed, and Remus looked at the tasting room that was just opening.

“I don’t think I’m dressed fancily enough for that.”

Remus sensed without needing to turn and watch Sirius’s eyes roll back into his head.

“Give me your jacket,” Sirius said.

They switched jackets, right there on the sidewalk, in front of the sommelier, partially laughing at him, together, because they were getting away with it, and they were about to drink wine together at only four in the afternoon, and Remus felt happy.

In the end they landed back inside Remus’s studio apartment.

Sirius took the liberty of opening Remus’s liquor cabinet. “The Campbeltown or the Lowland?”

“I can’t taste the difference.”

Sirius grinned back at him, in the low kitchen light, and then turned to grab glasses.

Sunset shone in the windows, casting dusty gold rectangles onto the floor and furniture.

Remus tried to give back Sirius’s jacket, but he didn’t put it on. Instead Sirius only took off the one he wore—Remus’s—and draped it carefully over one of Remus’s two chairs. He took his own suit jacket out of Remus’s hands and dropped it in a bundle onto the table.

“Dance with me?” Sirius said.

It was impossible, although somehow today it wasn’t, and so Remus did. They stood first an arm’s length apart, barely touching each other’s shoulders, swaying to inaudible music. At some point, though, Sirius laughed, and suddenly pulled Remus close. It was still impossible, but it somehow felt natural.

Remus sighed, smiling into Sirius’s shoulder. They continued to sway.

The next day, Sirius pieced together his funeral suit from Remus’s floor, put it back on, and said his goodbye.

Moments after Remus closed the door behind him, Sirius knocked.

“Yeah?” Remus asked.

Sirius’s face was set with determination. Wordlessly, he grabbed Remus’s face and kissed him hard, against lips he had wanted for years and had never truly known until last night.

They separated, both breathing hard.

“That’s all,” Sirius said, and backed away again without removing his eyes from Remus.

“Come back tonight,” Remus said. It wasn’t a question, and even though he felt he had been plunged into some realm of disbelief, he wasn’t going to let it pass. There was a past he knew well, between him and Sirius, and then there was an unknown future, and yet here he was, in some beautiful present. In the doorway of his shoddy apartment, watching Sirius watch him, disheveled clothes and handsome face.

“I will.”

[em-writes-stuff]

hidden injury

day four of @whumpcember

743 words

warnings: death report, infected wound

~

One of the first reports I’m genuinely interested in, the first written about use of illusion magic on another person. Report found crumpled up behind a book about…water nymphs. Cool. Report seems to be from one of the earlier villages in Petyod, though there’s no sure way to check. The translations have been lost, so I don’t know what it was written in originally, though my guess is..maybe Forgotten Humpt? From the grammar in the earliest translation I can read, that’s what makes the most sense. Grammar has since been altered to make more sense; what a shame. 

Let’s dive in, shall we?

Death report: history and suspected cause of death of Yeoughn Flix

A young girl, Atleigh, and her older brother, Yeoughn, joined our camp five months ago. They were set up with rooms and Yeoughn got a job working with our hunter. His expectations were to do enough work to pay off living in the village and to help the hunter with whatever she needed. 

Atleigh was never seen playing with the other kids, even though they constantly reached out to her. Most of the time, she was found laying in her room, staring out of the window. 

Our leader, Goffry, was worried about her and had our healer look her over, making sure her isolation wasn’t due to anything physical. 

After the check up, she was deemed physically fine and it was assumed her lack of energy was due to the drastic changes in her life. 

Yeoughn started to decline in health, nothing extreme at first, coughing fits and days where he could barely get out of bed. The only people he’d let see him were our hunter and Atleigh, and reluctantly, our healer. The first week of his illness was only the start, after eight days, he began to get worse faster than anyone had suspected. 

Atleigh was at his bedside constantly, taking care of him more than anyone thought she ought to do. Somehow, she didn’t get sick. 

After nearly six weeks of Yeoughn’s declining health, he passed in his sleep. We were alerted to it by Atleigh’s uncontrolled sobbing. We ran to the room and found that Atleigh had a (presumably) new wound that our healer hadn’t remarked on earlier. 

It was an angry, inflamed gash cutting across her entire midsection. The flesh around it was puffy and infected due to neglecting to treat it properly. 

Atleigh drew back from us and hid her stomach, trying desperately to cover herself fully. 

Our medic declared Yeoughn dead and took care of Atleigh before making his remarks on Yeoughn’s death, to which he ruled the cause was overworking himself. 

Atleigh confessed that her brother had been hiding the wound with illusion magic, something that wasn’t known to be possible until this case. While the possibility had been talked about, it was never proven. 

Now, Atleigh’s infection is gone and the gash is on the path to healing, though it’ll be a long road. Once healed, Atleigh has asked to take Yeoughn’s place as our hunter’s apprentice and our hunter has accepted. 

As for Yeoughn, his room will be emptied and his body will be given to the woods, as is the custom. We have not told Atleigh yet, though I can’t imagine she’ll take it well. 

~

Woah-kay then. 

There’s no follow up that we’ve been able to find as of yet, but I can imagine that there’ll be some eventually. 

It’s an interesting case, I’d never considered that using one’s magic too much could cause a decline in health. I knew that not using it cut your life expectancy extensively, but overworking it? 

One thing I didn’t consider while skimming the report was that this could be one of the Forgotten Lands, deep within the Binding Forest. 

The little information we have on the villages that resided there show that they might’ve sacrificed their dead to the forest to keep it from devouring them. It’s definitely possible. If so, this is a big discovery, I never expected to find anything solid from there, though Ezran swears that he worked on translating something with Edward. Not that his memory from nearly two and a half centuries ago is reliable. 

The report will be put with the small section we have for the Forgotten Lands and the audio recording under “magicians-illusion magic-magic on others” where it will likely remain alone, as this case is the only one I’ve heard of. 

[confessionsofanarcadeaddict]

Episode 64 – Going Back To The 80s!

Welcome to Episode #64! In this one, Brian talks about another top ten, gives a rundown on an arcade, and provides a full breakdown of a classic arcade game.

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Voicemail From Mike Stewart (never saw Asteroids Deluxe)

Top Tens – Action RPGs

Arcade Rundown – Retro Electric Arcade, Lowell, MI

Are You Experienced? – Galaxian

Time For Some Stragedy - Galaxian

[pastortomsteers]

THE TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

October 13, 2024

Pastor Tom Steers,

Christ the Saviour Lutheran Church, Toronto

Lutheran Service Book – Pages 184 - 202

We begin our service with the Invocation:

In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Confession and Absolution  Pages 184-185

Our Opening Hymn is: “Jesus, Priceless Treasure"

Lutheran Service Book, 743 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t7jhdxZFgE

The Introit –

Psalm 112:3-6; antiphon: Psalm 112:1

Praise the Lord!

Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,

who greatly delights in his commandments!

Wealth and riches are in his house,

and his righteousness endures forever.

Light dawns in the darkness for the upright;

he is gracious, merciful, and righteous.

It is well with the man who deals generously and lends;

who conducts his affairs with justice.

For the righteous will never be moved;

he will be remembered forever.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit;

as it was in the beginning,

is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Praise the Lord!

Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,

who greatly delights in his commandments!

Kyrie  (Lord Have Mercy)                                                            

Lord have mercy upon us.

Christ have mercy upon us.

Lord have mercy upon us.

Gloria in Excelsis (Glory to God in the Highest)

Our Collect Prayer –

Lord Jesus Christ, whose grace always precedes and follows us, help us to forsake all trust in earthly gain and to find in You our heavenly treasure; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Our Bible readings this Sunday:

Old Testament – Amos 5:6-7, 10-15

Psalm 90:12-17

Epistle – Hebrews 3:12-19

Gospel – Mark 10:17-22

The Apostles’ Creed – Page 192

Hymn of the Day  555  “Salvation Unto Us Has Come”

The Sermon –

Brothers and sisters, peace, grace, and mercy be to you through God our Father, and our Lord & Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.

I’m going to read a portion of the Gospel lesson for today, and when I do, see if it strikes you if something is missing, because it's what’s absent that’s important.

Here’s a hint, it’s one of the first things you learned in Catechism in confirmation class.

So, listen as Jesus gives a Catechism lesson to a certain young man.

“You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’”

Did you catch what’s missing?

There are a few Commandments skipped over.

Jesus speaks of the Second Table of the Commandments as we know them from the Bible.

These are the Commandments dealing with how we treat other people.

But the first three Commandments are missing, and we might ask ourselves, why?

You know these Commandments.

The first is: “You shall have no other Gods.”

Why are these first Commandments so important?

Because they talk about our relationship with our Creator and Redeemer.

The rich young man would have been familiar with the Commandments, and I’d guess he caught what was missing.

But here was a Jewish man who sought out Jesus and wanted to know what he could ‘do’ to improve himself in God’s eyes.

By not mentioning the First Commandment, Jesus was telling him that the one thing he lacked was a true relationship with God . . . a relationship with Him, Jesus Christ, his Saviour, even though He was in the man’s presence.

The young man addresses Jesus as ‘good.’

He has an inkling of who this man is, but he wasn’t quite sure enough to overcome the concerns of his heart.

Jesus didn’t tell the rich young man to go and sell everything he had because it was the one thing this fellow needed to do to make himself perfect, as the young man worries about.

Christ wasn’t interested in this fellow earning merit, some sort of spiritual tax receipt, a way to justify and self-perfect himself.

No, that’s not it at all.

Jesus told him to go and sell what he had.

He did that so the young man could discover what he lacked – and that was a proper relationship with God that his money and possessions had gotten in the way of.

Christ isn’t saying to us, either, to give away everything we have.

God gives us possessions to help us in our lives, serve others, and contribute to His Church.

But when our possessions take us over, and block our relationship with our Saviour, when our possessions become an idol to us – that’s the problem.

The young fellow had so much stuff that his possessions possessed him.

So, Jesus tells him to sell them so he could see who was in front of him.

The One who really was in the process of doing the only thing that must be done in order for the young man, in order for us all, to have eternal life.

Someone had to die to make payment for the sins of the world, and that someone was Christ, the One anointed by God as Saviour of us all.

The young man needed to see that the only One who could DO something to save him, wasn’t himself, but Jesus.

It’s something we can’t accomplish on our own, this act of salvation.

Only God could work that through Christ, and it’s humbling to us.

We can’t save ourselves.

But that’s Good News, because we don’t have to save ourselves.

The day Jesus met the young man Christ was on His way to the cross.

Jesus asks this fellow to give up the false ‘god’ he’s obsessed with – material wealth.

For us it could be many things: power, pride, people.

There was a father of the early Christian Church named St. Cyprian.

Cyprian was a very wealthy man of distinguished background, but he was a pagan.

He was well into middle age when he converted to Christianity.

After his Baptism, around 250 A.D., Cyprian gave away a large portion of his wealth to the poor.

He was an ordained deacon, and eventually became a Bishop – the Bishop of Carthage in North Africa.

He was popular among the poor, but Cyprian became a martyr.

He was put to death for speaking the Gospel of Jesus Christ, in fact he was killed in his own home.

Cyprian said the fear of, and faith in, God, can help make you prepared for everything: the loss of personal property, cruel treatment by others, the agony of losing loved ones, even death itself.

He said, “let not losing these things be offences to you, but battles, do not let the troubles of this life weaken or break your Christian faith, but instead let them show your strength in the struggle, since all the injury inflicted by present trouble is to be despised in the assurance of future blessings.”

Cyprian said that unless the battles of our lives happen, there can’t be ‘earthly’ victories.

He said a ship’s helmsman is recognized for his skill in the face of a storm.

Cyprian said it’s in warfare, in our case spiritual warfare, that the soldier’s skills are proved, otherwise it’s a meaningless display when there is no danger.

He said that struggle and adversity are the trials of the truth -- but a tree with deep roots isn’t moved, the well-built ship survives the storm.

These adversities are the things by which God is testing our faith.

He uses these struggles to turn us back to Him, to receive the One needed thing we don’t have, that we only possess through our Saviour Jesus Christ.

The Apostle Paul wrote in Philippians:

“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 4:4-7)

Paul wrote: “I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” (Phil 4:11b-13)

The one thing we can lack, the one thing needful to rejoice, the one thing needful to be strong, is the one thing the rich man lacked.

And the irony is, if we have this thing it ultimately doesn’t matter if we have nothing else.

The thing missing, that the young man missed, is the relationship with God we have through faith in Jesus Christ, the Second Person of the Trinity, our Redeemer.

Christ loved sinners, that’s why He came into this world.

He loves the people whose sin will cause Him to go to the cross and make payment for them.

So, who is the rich young man?

In a sense, he is you, and me.

It’s everyone, anyone who is reluctant to give up one thing, or for some people, anything that gets in the way of their relationship with God.

Like the rich young man, we lack something: the ability to gain eternal life on our own.

To receive that, you need the Redeemer who promises you salvation by faith in Him alone.

God looks at us, loves us, and tells us we need Jesus.

We have Him here today in Spirit, and in His Word and Sacraments.

May the peace of God that truly does pass all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in Jesus Christ.

Amen.

PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH

SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT     Page 194

Sanctus (Holy, Holy, Holy)                  Page 195                                                                                               The Lord’s Prayer                                 Page 196

Agnus Dei  (Lamb of God)                  Hymn 962

Post-Communion Collect (Left-hand column)     Page 201

The Benediction –

The Lord bless you and keep you.

The Lord make His face shine upon you

and be gracious unto you.

The Lord lift up His countenance upon you

and give you peace.

Amen.

CLOSING HYMN:  733 “O God, Our Help Our Help in Ages Past”

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The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Part 4 (of 4) Chapter 39 (of 50) Page 677 (of 913)

A week had elapsed since the rendezvous of our two friends on the green bench in the park, when, one fine morning at about halfpast ten o’clock, Varvara Ardalionovna, otherwise Mrs. Ptitsin, who had been out to visit a friend, returned home in a state of considerable mental depression.

There are certain people of whom it is difficult to say anything which will at once throw them into relief—in other words, describe them graphically in their typical characteristics. These are they who are generally known as ‘commonplace people,’ and this class comprises, of course, the immense majority of mankind. Authors, as a rule, attempt to select and portray types rarely met with in their entirety, but these types are nevertheless more real than real life itself.

‘Podkoleosin’ [A character in Gogol’s comedy, The Wedding.] was perhaps an exaggeration, but he was by no means a non-existent character; on the contrary, how many intelligent people, after hearing of this Podkoleosin from Gogol, immediately began to find that scores of their friends were exactly like him!

They knew, perhaps, before Gogol told them, that their friends were like Podkoleosin, but they did not know what name to give them. In real life, young fellows seldom jump out of the window just before their weddings, because such a feat, not to speak of its other aspects, must be a decidedly unpleasant mode of escape; and yet there are plenty of bridegrooms, intelligent fellows too, who would be ready to confess themselves Podkoleosins in the depths of their consciousness, just before marriage.

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Eyes 👀 on me ...🤍

Read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/55322507

by Eerien_Ent29

Stiles is anxious about Scott's wedding... Derek helps! ;)

Words: 743, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Teen Wolf (TV)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Derek Hale, Stiles Stilinski, Derek Hale's Pack Members

Relationships: sterek - Relationship, Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, Derek Hale & Stiles Stilinski

Additional Tags: Pack Alpha Derek Hale, Good Pack Alpha Derek Hale, Werefox Stiles Stilinski, Insecure Stiles Stilinski, Idiots in Love, True Mates, Scott McCall & Stiles Stilinski Friendship, Married Allison Argent/Scott McCall, Stiles Stilinski is Derek Hale's Anchor, Slow Dancing, First Kiss, Love Confessions, Sleepy Cuddles, I Will Go Down With This Ship, Eternal Sterek, Jealous Stiles Stilinski, Beta ai

https://archiveofourown.org/works/55322507

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Fanfiction Spotlight

Hi all! This is Debbie Anniversary coming to you on a very cold January morning with a small showcase of my work on AO3.

This is not by any means a master list of all my work (currently standing at 31 stories), but rather some of the favorites according to my readers with a few of mine chucked in for good measure. Please check them out if you're interested! <3

Some of the fandoms I've written for include:

Stardew Valley

Pirates of the Caribbean

Kingdom Hearts

Death Note

Iron Giant

Star Wars (Prequel Trilogy)

Labyrinth

Hitman

If you want to read my other stories and leave any comments or kudos, that would absolutely make my year! Thanks and stay warm!

Stardew Valley

Every Waking Moment - Complete - AO3

Pairings: Alex/Female Player; Alex (Stardew Valley)/Reader

Rating: General Audiences

Main Themes: Domestic & Romantic Fluff, Make-Ups

One Shot - 1,971 words

Summary: He still hated you for not being careful last night. Before you stormed out the door, you shot him an ugly look, leaving him standing on the stairwell, your little boy in his arms.

Pirates of the Caribbean

Jellyfish - Complete - AO3

Pairings: Elizabeth Swann/Will Turner

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Main Themes: Canon-Compliant, Missing Scenes, Swordfighting/Training, Romance

One Shot - 1,518 words

Summary: ~Elizabeth withdrew one of the weapons and admired how it glinted in the light when another blade gently struck against it. She looked up and met Will’s soft expression.~ Will teaches Elizabeth how to properly swordfight.

Dead to Me - Complete - AO3

Pairings: Jack Sparrow/Elizabeth Swann

Rating: General Audiences

Main Themes: Canon-Compliant, Introspection, Guilt, Mutually Unrequited, Vignette

Quadruple Drabble

Summary: ~She lies to herself, knowing she desires so much more than to just speak with him.~ Elizabeth considers her history with Jack when she sees him again in Davy Jones's Locker.

When He Calls - Complete - AO3

Pairings: Jack Sparrow/Elizabeth Swann

Rating: General Audiences

Main Themes: Poetry - Free Verse, Friendship/Love

Drabble - 228 words

Summary: ~ I know he calls me "Bonnie Lass," and he called me "Dearie” once, but he rarely calls me "Lovely." ~

Kingdom Hearts

Midnight Mocha - Complete - AO3

Pairings: Terra (Kingdom Hearts)/Reader

Rating: General Audiences

Main Themes: Hurt/Comfort, Nightmares, Coffee & Couch Cuddles, Angst with Happy Ending

One Shot (broken into two parts) - 4,037 words

Summary: You live with three other keyblade wielders, training for your own destiny. Your heart is drawn to the man that you spar with every day.

Death Note

Dreaming - Complete - AO3

No Pairings, General Fiction with Light, L, & Misa

Rating: General Audiences

Main Themes: Kidfic, Friendship, Fluff

One Shot - 2,432 words

Summary: L rarely sleeps. The two other children he's come to know in the orphanage keep him company while he's awake.

Iron Giant

Hands of Design - [Ongoing] - AO3

Pairings: Annie Hughes/Dean McCoppin

Rating: General Audiences

Main Themes: Post-Canon, Artists, Love Confessions, Christmas Fluff, Character Introspection

Multi-Chapter [Ongoing] - 3,448 words

Summary: A little over a year has passed since the Iron Giant sacrificed himself to save the citizens of Rockwell. While most returned to a routine way of living, Dean focused on the strong emotions that continuously pulled him towards a familiar face. A familiar face who may not receive a gift this year from Dean due to his indecisiveness.

Star Wars

Smooth Gelato - Complete - AO3

Pairings: Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker

Rating: General Audiences

Main Themes: Slice of Life, Canon Divergence, Family Fluff

One Shot - 743 words

Summary: Anakin and Padmé take their children out for a small sweet treat.

Labyrinth

The Retainer - Complete - AO3

Pairings: Jareth/Sarah Williams (Labyrinth)

Rating: Mature

Main Themes: Post-Canon, Time Skips, Regret, References to Depression, Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Emotional Hurt/Comfort

One Shot - 1,720 words

Summary: Within the first few months following the events of the labyrinth, Sarah easily fooled herself into thinking she had held the victory. That she had moved on. That her life had resumed as normal. ~Rated M for various heavy/sensitive themes.~

Hitman

The Golden Rule - Complete - AO3

No Pairings, General Fiction

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Main Themes: Character Study, Introspection

One Shot - 1,104 words

Summary: Agent 47 reflects on his professional motives after he completes his mission in Whittleton Creek.

[western-magical-girl-confessions]

“I know it may be a little weird, but I hardcore ship Miss Bustier x  Ms. Mendeleiev. I mostly do because of how much their personalities compliment each other. Maybe Mendeleiev can teach Bustier to be more assertive when it comes to students bullying others (like Chloe) and maybe Bustier can teach Mendeleiev to be more compassionate towards students when it's necessary. I just see them really working out because they can bring the best out of each other.”