#grace & glory

[murderousthighs]

Helping a capable yet unhinged lady seek revenge, I like that in a man.

[emjee]

Hey folks who are observing Advent this year, the patriarchs and bishops of Jerusalem have put out a statement to Christians across the world that I recommend reading. I also invite you to join in extra prayer and almsgiving and (if it’s safe for you) fasting in the lead up to Christmas this year. Feel free to DM me if you want to talk about any or all of those. Preparing for the feast of the Incarnation is a good opportunity to ground ourselves in the humanity of all people and to offer what we can towards the hope of a lasting and life-giving peace. Blessings to y'all in this season.

[my-pjo-stuff]

Headcanon Time :

Luke holds the record of the fastest claimed demigod in Camp Halfblood. He spent three minutes in Camp, Thalia just turned into a tree, and the first thing the Campers saw when checking out what had just happened was Luke a 14 year old Luke sitting in the grass crying. With Hermes' symbol glowing over his head, brighter than it had with every other demigod child he ever claimed. Hermes and other campers might have interperted this as a show of love, They were bedazzled, a demigod claimed so soon? With not even one action of glory? Not one show of his ability?

It caused almost as much ruckus in the camp as Thalia's death and turning into a tree did. And it only served to built up this image of Luke as a great and strong demigod. Unfortunately that circumstance only served to alienate Luke. His best friend just died- turned into a tree. The child he saw himself responsible for was just deeply traumatized. Yet all people talked about was his dad? About how fast his father told them that he was his father? To Luke, who always knew about his father- this wasn't a miracle. Him getting claimed so soon meant nothing to him at all. But the apathy of camp towards Thalia in favor of his father's actions? That meant everything to him.

[napalmzombie]

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[decaffeinatedpartymuggoop]

Okay, we all know being a demigod is a shit position. Its scary and gets you killed in really nasty ways. But I feel like being a Big Three Kid has to be the shitiest position in all the shit positions.

Like, imagine being Thalia Grace. Your dad is king of the gods, lord of the skies. Led a war to get rid of a tyrant. And the only thing you get is his scorned wife AND brother, who both try to kill you (with one technically succeeding), a drunk of a mother, and brother who you thought was dead. Oh, wait, he’s not dead! No instead he was used as an offering to appease your dad’s wife and help fight in a war and prevent mass destruction.

Or maybe you can imagine being Percy. Son of the sea god, the stormbringer, the earthshaker. You get to live with a disgusting, abusive man for around 6 years. Who smells like literal shit. All because your scent as a demigod is too strong, BECAUSE of who your father is. You see things that you aren’t supposed to see and do things that people can’t do and go years thinking something is wrong with you. That your the problem. Then you get to the one place where you’re supposed to be save. But! Here is the kicker! You’re not! Your uncles hate you and you’ve been accused of stealing a symbol of power. A series of events that will kick off a war, and guess what. You’re a center point for it. Welcome to Camp Half-Blood.

Mhm, but then there’s Hazel. Daughter Pluto, god of the underworld and riches. But that doesn’t really change anything does it? She’s still living in 1930s America, in a red state. One where confederate flags still hang if you go deep enough into the city. She go to a school where the kids are supposed to be just like her! They still don’t like her tho. She’s got no idea who your father is, only that he left her with a parting gift. Only it’s not really a gift. Sure, she can pull rubies and diamonds from the earth, all worth millions. But anyone who’s ever gonna touch it will die. She lives with her mother, a woman gone so mad with greed it kills her. And Hazel, by the way. Laying dead Alaska, inhaling oil. But it doesn’t end there! She can’t have her mother suffering for eternity, can she? The answer is no. Hazel gets to spend the next 70 years in the Fields of Asphodel. It still doesn’t end! Because when she’s brought back to life, she gets to fight in a war against giants, her sad story seemingly never ending.

Nico’s a son of one of the Big Three, one of the most ancient and most powerful. But most people look at him as something bad, something not worth taking a second glance at. Something too look away from, mostly. He’s from the 30s, spent years in a magical time casino with only his sister at his side. She doesn’t stay for long though, she dies soon after they discover their heritage. And he doesn’t remember his mother much, a name without a face. A face without a name. He survived an attempted assassination at 2, though it wouldn’t be the only time his was life was threatened. He clings to his sister, even though she’s dead. He’s the son of the god of the underworld, is he not? There had to be a way, and there is. Only she won’t talk to him, she seems more concerned with communicating with the guy who got her killed instead. She chooses rebirth, and he decides to lay it to rest. She’s not coming back, and he has a war to fight in. (He gets stuck in a jar and forcibly outed a few years later, but that’s a lot to get into for now.)

Jason Grace is a pillar of New Rome, their golden boy, their American boy. He’s a son of Jupiter, a natural born leader. He’s been at camp for as long as he can remember, he wants to be praetor soon. He’s had a rocky start, but maybe he’ll be one of the lucky ones. Retire a veteran and live a long life with Reyna in New Rome. Only that never happened. He has no idea where he is, there’s a girl holding his hand, and she’s cute but it feels wrong. They get attacked and people come in and call him a Greek demigod, familiar, yes, but still wrong. It doesn’t feel right. It doesn’t put things into perspective the way it does for Piper and Leo. He’s goes to a quest to rescue Hera, the name sounds wrong. He nearly dies but at least he remembers who he is. He spends the next 6 months trying to get back home, even though he isn’t too sure on where or what home is. He gets there, eventually, but it doesn’t stop there. He’s dragged on quests and battles and fights in the war but at least he survives it, he’s still there. Apollo needs help, he and Piper give him aid. He gets dumped. He doesn’t get to he a veteran in New Rome. Not with Reyna, not with Piper, not with anybody. He doesn’t get kids or grandkids. No, he gets shot down, another demigod buried.

You could be any one of them, really. Pick your poison, but I guarantee you won’t like any of them. Spending years trying to find a place where you belong, where you feel safe. Only for it to never come.

Percy, who, if you really look at the books, isn’t really all that well liked until he’s at least 2 years into camp. Only to then be sidelined because the courages, brave, fearless daughter of Zeus is back from the dead. Nico, the son of one of the most feared and hated gods. Who has death written all over him, who excludes it so much animals can smell it and humans can sense it, who’s been ostracized and pushed off to the side since he was 10. Hazel, who was treated like disease as soon as she stepped foot on camp soil. Who’s gone her whole life looked as something that’s cursed, that will only bring misfortune, a bad omen.

Shit positions, all of them.

[somethingsgottasaveyou]

Fact is you'll never love something more than the first shirt you bought from your favourite band

[swordfaery]

like sure im a bit self indulgent n think fictional characters would listen to more folk punk than they actually would. but the amount of fics where all they listen to is taylor swift i think im allowed

[christianotome]

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:1, 14)

[stuffforme2]

Jason is in Valhalla and there is going to be Jason books called 'The Glory of Grace' and there gonna be more Valhalla books and it gonna have flashbacks of him finally getting all his memories back and him at full strength fucking OBLITERATING EVERYTHING cause that man canonical defeated a TITAN with NO river Styx curse, barefisted, needing glasses, etc. While percy needed the river Styx curse had good eye sight and had a weapon and struggled with defeating Titans (Needed Grivers help and Luke help to actually defeat titans) 🕺🕺

[honestlychiefbanana]

Highlights of Jordynne Grace vs Masha Slamovich TNA Bound for Glory 2024

[smhalltheurlsaretaken]

not me typing a whole rant about some catholics being insufferably smug about their "better looking churches" while ignoring the history behind the barebone austerity of protestant churches and then deleting it all because my seething anger isn't christ-like either

*gnaws on wood* God help me love your children even when they are absolute prigs

[somewhereincairparavel]

is it normal that I have stomach twisting, anger inducing, gut wrenching, and excruciating rage filled swirls in my stomach every time I see Jason Grace slander?

[emjee]

So my doctor and I decided this week that it’s time for me to get a hysterectomy on account of the intractable pelvic pain, and I am very happy about this and also could sleep for a week in order to process that it’s finally happening

Anyway I’ve been thinking about chapter five of the gospel of Mark where Jesus heals the hemorrhaging woman. It’s a story that’s brought me a lot of comfort over the years and when I think about finally having this surgery I mostly think of Jesus saying “daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole, go in peace and be whole of thy plague.” It’s very soothing.

Also I feel like my favorite women saints (Lucy, Catherine, Cecelia, Brigid, Clare, Mary Magdalene) are all hugging me and opening a bottle of wine because our bodies are our own and even the “wrong” way to be a woman is the right way to be a woman and not only is there room for us in the kingdom of God, we’re the ones fucking building it.

[fkapommel]

Gideon Nav upon discovering what music is would be sooo into early 2000s dude rock. In contrast, Harrow would get overestimated listening to paint dry.

[bluehome91]

#Repost @audiovisualmaterial

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Pain and Glory (2019) - Pedro Almodóvar

[byfaithmedia]

Is there room for Jesus in your life?