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nucleardevastation · 7 years ago

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can you tell us things about your ocs? all of them are so pretty and have their own individual character just by their looks so I'd love to hear what you have to say about them!

Aaw so sweet! Thank you so much! I’m just going to write some basic facts. (this took me way more time that i expected :D)

Ashley is 20 yo BOS Knight. She’s the shortest of my ocs (149 cm) which gives everybody the thought that she’s all sweet and bubbly. Of course she can be sweet but only when the other one is really close to her but she’s more like a badass shorty, loves to kick ass and is amazing with sniper rifle. Ash is more a listener than a talker, she’s a girl with only few words. laughs way too much to stupid puns.

Even though being a sniper she is scared of heights, feeling pain isn’t a thing for her anymore after everything that happened back in the Capital Wasteland but if something makes her feel pain or the need of crying is hitting her foot (seriously she turns to a little child)

She loves to work out a lot to keep herself fit, good with modifying weapons and fixing broken things.

A picture of her and her parents is always with her, also she wears her parents wedding rings along her dog tags.

stubborn shorty who can’t take a break from blaming herself about everything.

Kat is in her mid twenties. Is stubborn in a whole different way than Ashley. Kat got kicked out from Vault 81 when she turned 18, now lives in the Goodneighbor with the other junkies. She’s the one with the bad ideas that always gets herself in trouble. ‘Lonely soul’ is something I would use if i had to describe her with only few words, if she wants to hang with other ones she needs to be seriously drunk to bare with them. Is a big softie for kids.

She can’t do a lot of things because she lacks the skills for everything but drawing is something she loves doing. Kat tries to be this tough girl but secretly she tries to prove herself that she’s worth something else than just drinking until she can’t remember anything but always ends up drowning in self pity. She’s really insecure about herself but hides it with lies.

Really bad with weapons so she hasn’t seen a lot of the commonwealth (more like she hates killing) Noises like cracking knuckles makes her cringe.

A red head with a low self esteem, trying to make her life better with drinking.

Diana is the original sole survivor (I don’t really have much to say about her). Diana was all sweet before the war but that Diana died that day when the bombs fell, she turned to a maniac after leaving vault 111. Joined the BOS as a field medic (was a nurse prewar) after months of being lost in her sadness. Also the General of the minutemen

Hates to get close to people but made few friends in the wasteland. After a year being in the wastes she settles down on the Prydwen and starts living her life again.

The ‘i’m not your mom but i’m still going to lecture you about your actions’

Jezebel a courser, failed one tho. She takes orders, kills almost anything that comes to her way but only does that just because she doesn’t have anywhere else to go. Really bitchy and sassy, gets in a lot of trouble because of that.

Doesn’t really care if she’s dead or not. Also doesn’t fear anything.

‘If something bad happens at least it wasn’t my fault, after all i’m just nothing’

Josh a brotherhood of steel Paladin, born and raised to be a soldier but isn’t the typical soldier. He looks all tough but is a sweet little cinnamon roll when he gets excited about something, always tries to put a smile on everyone faces with stupid acts or words. Truly wants that the world would go to better direction.

The reason he keeps fighting is that he wants to settle down someday with no fear to sleep in the middle of the wasteland.

Totally in love with power armors (could sleep one on)

Soldier who is as sweet as candy

Kevin The sentinel of the Brotherhood of steel. Cares only about himself and only acts ‘nice’ so people would like him then manipulates them. One word to describe him is ‘Cold’ because that’s exactly what he is. Is too proud of his rank. Totally opposite of Josh. Insecure about his own skills so mostly always minimizes everyone else.

The only person he listens to is the Elder.

‘Is there something good about him?’ Well kinda yes. He’s a big dreamer, has been since he was a child. Back then he was a total different person, loneliness and the bad people around him made him think it’s ok to be the way he is now.

Lonely and selfish asshole

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jezevelle-blog · 8 years ago

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MY APOLOGIES!

OUT OF CHARACTER SECTION

general.

NAME jezebel van gok

NICKNAME(S) gogh | when it has to do with the gangs ), belle | honestly, anyone. she loves the nickname ), jesse | her brother. only ) and gokie | her mother, but anyone can use it, she finds it cute )

AGE twenty-one | int. ) twenty-two | kr. )

BIRTHDAY 11th of february, 1996.

BIRTH PLACE seoul, south korea

NATIONALITY south korean

RACE/ETHNICITY asian

SEX female

GENDER cisfemale

PRONOUNS she / her / her

ROMANTIC ORIENTATION pan.

SEXUAL ORIENTATION pan

relationships.

PARENTS febuary gok | mother ) and gok kuhn | father )

SIBLINGS solomon gok | older brother ) and elijah ‘idris’ gok | older sister )

CLOSE FRIENDS … hi come plot with me~

ADVERSARIES … ^^. she doesn’t like the red sentinels, the members are fine but it’s what she’s been fed about them. not the biggest fan of the leader in her own gang, again, due to what she’s been fed.

LOVER(S) past — a girl called kim minji. ^^maybe plots??

physicality.

HEIGHT 5’5” inch. || 165 cm

WEIGHT 111 lb || 51 kg

BUILD thin, she works out regularly but has a hard time building muscle.

HAIR COLOUR naturally, her hair is a a very dark brown, she regularly add highlights.

EYE COLOUR black.

SHOE SIZE 240 | kr. ) 7 | us. )

appearance.

EYE SIGHT 20 / 20 vision.

BODY HAIR the second she hit eighteen, her sister and her mother all went for full body hair removals. it was a bonding experience.

COSMETIC highlights her hair, sometimes wears contacts and wears makeup when working, but not usually.

ENHANCEMENTS laser hair removal.

TATTOOS n/a

PIERCINGS left ear —standard lobe, upper lobe and double helix. right ear — standard and upper lobe, forward helix and tragus.

SCARS a scar just under her chin. story explained below.

MARKS n/a

ATTIRE usually casual and provocative. when working seriously, outside of stripping and prostitution, or at events she dresses formal.

personality.

ZODIAC aquarius

ALIGNMENT neutral, true

MYERS-BRIGGS esfp-a

ENNEAGRAM the leader / helper.

TEMPERAMENT choleric phlegmatic blend

HOGWARTS HOUSE slytherin

ELEMENT air

ANIMAL owl

mentality.

SAVVIES people | reading them, pleasing them, the lot ), has a way with her words, improvising.

INEPTITUDE physical fights, accepting things, sticking to plans, speaking when she shouldn’t | there’s always something to say. ), honesty.

QUIRKS lying, sometimes she just needs to, knowing she can convince someone to believe her. if the average person blinks twenty times a minute, she blinks five. she’ll stare at anything and anyone, if something catches her eye, she won’t look away. if someone promises something, she won’t forget it. if they don’t live by their word, she remembers.

LURES pretty faces, weapons / toys, promises

MORALITY this is contradicting, but liars are bad in her book. she puts honesty up on a pedestal, it’s something she isn’t capable of, so when someone is fully capable of not lying, she reasons with them, even when they’re in the wrong.

PERCEPTION depends on the glass. a glass is never half / half, to every glass there is either slightly more water or slightly less. never both, she has learned this and always analyses and outweighs the lack or abundance of water.

IN CHARACTER SECTION.

biggest fear ?

“what is this? who are you?” with a tilt of her head, she went on. “i’m not going to tell you. i don’t fear nothing."

happiest memory ?

she didn’t understand. no emotion, no reaction. just another question. maybe she should respond. “my happiest memory?” she pondered the question. perhaps, she should use intimidation. “ah, yes — the first time a killed a man. that was exciting.” a grin grew on her face. “my brother guided me, i’ll never forget that moment, i truly admire him."

most embarrassing moment ?

nothing. she had just said her happiest memory was her first murder and now they wanted to know her most embarrassing moment? okay… maybe humour. "on my eighteenth birthday, i went to get laser hair removal, it was my first trip and i was shaking. at the time, i wasn’t very comfortable in my body so being naked in front of the very pretty and young woman that was going to be getting rid of my body hair, i was nervous. i ended up slipping and twisting my ankle.” she chuckled lightly. “i had to be taken to hospital. honestly, looking back at it, it’s not that bad but i was mortified at the time.”

love or lust ?

this was all over the place. she couldn’t understand. were these questions in a specific order? provoke them. “lust… i mean, the both of us know what my job is, yeah?” she ran her fingers through her hair, she winked before going on, almost purring. “i charge by the hour, and i offer special services, if you’re interested in ‘happy endings’…"

zombie apocalypse or alien invasion ?

no? she placed her hands on her thighs, leaning over a bit. “alien invasion. i’d fuck ‘em all dead.” she stared, her eyes squinting.

favourite musician ?

fine. she’ll just act as emotionless as them. “music’s never done much for me.” she shrugged her shoulders. “if i can dance to it, i’ll like it.”

rom-coms or horror ?

she couldn’t. she was usually so good at this, why didn’t she know how to respond correctly? “hm… horror. who’re these questions for, by the way? only me? i think most people associated with me and the things i do would pick horror."

biggest regret ?

her eyes flashed with slight alarm. no more asking questions, especially if they hit her with this. “regret?” she adjusted herself in her spot. “i don’t regret anything. this interview maybe?"

if you had to describe yourself as a colour, which one would it be and why ?

“not red — the colour of lust, power, anger. many people wold associate my personality traits with red, but i prefer purple.” maybe if she opened up, was honest. “i can’t deny that red is a very representative colour, but purple has blue hues. a colour that is sometimes compared to sadness — loneliness. so… purple.

what’s your earliest memory ?

“you see this scar?” she tilted her head back, pointing towards the scar under her chin. “i don’t remember how old i was, but i have no memories of being younger — around three, maybe? my parents were throwing me to each other in a swimming pool, when my sister decided to jump in while my mom was, like, throwing me, i guess. i hit the back of her head and… yeah. this happened.”

who’s a person that has made a large impression on you ?

two honest questions. this still confused her. an obvious lie, if they had been paying attention, they wold know the answer — or would have at least guessed. “i love bowie sung. she’s an admirable leader."

favourite season ?

no comment? ugh. “spring.”

most embarrassing moment ?

“again?” she crossed her arms. “no."

favourite christmas present ?

“the shit i buy myself.” she was over this. this wasn’t even fun anymore. when would it finish?

do you believe in love at first sight ?

“… of course not. love is something that must be developed. it can’t work otherwise."

are you a morning or night person ?

“night person, again, we both know my job right?”

family or friends ?

“family. my close friends are family anyway."

have you got a role model ?

from staring at the floor, she turned to look them in the eyes. “my brother."

have you ever had a pet and if so, what kind and what were they called ?

“yep. a rabbit. he was called cinnamon roll, one night we ended up eating him for dinner."

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evangelineartemiasamos · 8 years ago

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Red Queen Fan Fiction Black Storm Family Tree and List of Characters

@maudthebookeater has asked for a list of original characters, without an inkling about how long I've desired to do something like that. Thus I present this enourmous info dump with characters that will probably never show up, but who exist in my head nonetheless.

bold: characters who’ve appeared in the story

+ dead characters (after chapter 18)

( ) current age/age at death

roman numbers: chapter of appearance or mentioning

Scarlet Guard:

Bill Marshall, (+39), major in the Scarlet Guard, Lakelander, fallen on Tuck, designation Knight (V, XIV)

Philip Cross, (23), lieutenant in the Scarlet Guard, Lakelander, very handsome despite a "R"-shaped scar, survived the assault of Tuck and was transferred to Irabelle, designation Bee (V, IX, XIV, XV, XVII)

Marian Halcombe, (35), Lakelander, member of the Scarlet Guard, stationed in Irabelle and working with Farley, designation White (XIV, XVII)

Grace Winters, (18), Lakelander, member of the Scarlet Guard, radio operator, designation Wolf (III)

Matt Howard, (19), Newblood, Nortan member of the Scarlet Guard, at the Choke, designation Muse (XV)

Silvers:

Alexandra Sallos, (25), strongarm, and

Lilian Samos, (27), magnetron; sentinels and gaolers of Mare Barrow (VIII, X, XI, XII, XVI, XIX)

House Ventos-Haven

The descendants of Lucia Haven (+55), shadow, and Felix Ventos (+82), burner. Called the Shadow and the Flame in their times. (Nightshade)

Jin Ventos, (62), burner, their firstborn son, Lord of House Ventos, landowner and hotelier (XV)

Jezebel Merandus (+36), whisper, Jin's late wife, died of anorexia (XV)

Lacey Ventos, (20), burner, their daughter and heir, called Firebird. Captain in the dagger legion, Tramy Barrow's girlfriend, cousin of Cassandra, Roman and Hagen, best friend of Cassandra and Sorata, Scarlet Guard member, designation Sun. (IX, XV, XVI, XVII)

Charlotte Haven, (55), shadow, Jin's sister, CEO of Norta's secret service after Queen Elara's death, Scarlet Guard collaborator, designation Nightshade (II, VII, IX, XII, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, Nightshade)

Edward Eagrie, (+27), eye, Charlotte' deceased husband, father of Roman and Hagen (see House Eagrie)

Roman Eagrie, (31), eye, their firstborn son, heir aspirant to House Eagrie. A hermit and artist living close to Corvium, forever striving and yearning. Interested in everything, tattooed Cassandra. Scarlet Guard collaborator, designation Zero (XII, XVI, XVII)

Hagen Eagrie, (26), the Blind Dreamgazer, a freak Silver. Charlotte and Edward's second son, works for his mother in the secret service. Betrothed to Larissa Welle. Scarlet Guard collaborator, designation Lake (IX, X, XII, XVI, XVII)

Cassandra Griffey, (20), telky, Charlotte's bastard daughter, halfsister to Roman and Hagen. Sentinel, royal assassin and Mare Barrow's gaoler, Recently betrothed to Sorata Ives, best friend of Lacey. Scarlet Guard member, designation Moon (II, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX)

Ben Griffey, (49), telky, commoner and musician; Cassandra's father

Samantha Griffey, (8), telky, his daughter and Cassandra's halfsister

Amy Ives, (39), Newblood, originally from Monfort and called Irene; Charlotte's personal assistant and a very beautiful woman. Not a member, but referred to by the Scarlet Guard as Belladonna (XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX)

Sorata Ives, (20), Newblood, Amy Ives's son. Charlotte's protégé, friends with Lacey, betrothed to Cassandra Griffey. Scarlet Guard member, designation Reaper (IX, XV, XVI, XVII, XIX)

Sasha Ives, (+23), Newblood, father of Sorata and Amy Ives’s husband. Executed at the choke after having revealed his Newblood ability. (XVI)

Now it's getting gratuitous ... ;-)

House Eagrie

Julius Eagrie, (69), eye, Lord of House Eagrie, landowner and governor, a playboy and Charlotte's father-in-law, but constantly quarreling with her

Laura Calore, (+32), burner, a princess and general of Norta, cousin of Tiberias V, Julius's first wife and fallen in battle. Charlotte's first personal enemy (XVIII)

Euphemia Eagrie, (44), eye, daughter of Laura and Julius, married to Volo Samos and mother of Ptolemus and Evangeline (XVI, XVIII)

Ophelia Iral, (69), silk, Julius's longtime paramour, mother of their (legitimized) twins Edward and Aude, now married to Damen Rhambos

Edward Eagrie (+27), eye, son of Ophelia and Julius, twin to Aude and husband to Charlotte and father of her sons, fallen in battle

Aude Eagrie, (53), eye, heir aspirant to House Eagrie, infamous commander, currently general of the storm legion. Twin to Edward, resents Charlotte but proud of her niece and nephews

Janet Skonos, (68), skinhealer, Julius's second wife

Helena Eagrie, (+42), eye, Janet's daughter by Julius, killed by Cameron Cole in Corros prison (II)

And here is the promised family tree. I hope it’s big enough and that my hand is readable -.-° I’ve made an extra post.

@queenmareena @the-little-lightning-queen @lilyharvord @dewydrael @redqueenfandom

I don’t know if you’re up to date, but I hope this will be useful! I hope, too, that my chapter references are complete and correct ...

#black storm #red queen fan fiction #masterpost #info dump #cassandra griffey #red queen #houses of norta #black storm masterpost #my fan fiction #the fitter #original character #I left some out #list of characters #I've some great idols here #I love lists of characters

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dailybiblelessons · 5 years ago

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Tuesday: Reflection

The Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time Revised Common Lectionary Proper 7 Roman Catholic Proper 12

Complementary Hebrew Scripture from The Writings: Job 19:1-22

Then Job answered: “How long will you torment me, and break me in pieces with words? These ten times you have cast reproach upon me; are you not ashamed to wrong me? And even if it is true that I have erred, my error remains with me. If indeed you magnify yourselves against me, and make my humiliation an argument against me, know then that God has put me in the wrong, and closed his net around me. Even when I cry out, ‘Violence!’ I am not answered; I call aloud, but there is no justice. He has walled up my way so that I cannot pass, and he has set darkness upon my paths. He has stripped my glory from me, and taken the crown from my head. He breaks me down on every side, and I am gone, he has uprooted my hope like a tree. He has kindled his wrath against me, and counts me as his adversary. His troops come on together; they have thrown up siegeworks against me, and encamp around my tent.

“He has put my family far from me, and my acquaintances are wholly estranged from me. My relatives and my close friends have failed me; the guests in my house have forgotten me; my serving girls count me as a stranger; I have become an alien in their eyes. I call to my servant, but he gives me no answer; I must myself plead with him. My breath is repulsive to my wife; I am loathsome to my own family. Even young children despise me; when I rise, they talk against me. All my intimate friends abhor me, and those whom I loved have turned against me. My bones cling to my skin and to my flesh, and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth. Have pity on me, have pity on me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has touched me! Why do you, like God, pursue me, never satisfied with my flesh?”

Semi-continuous Hebrew Scripture from The Former Prophets: 2 Kings 9:14-26

Thus Jehu son of Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. Joram with all Israel had been on guard at Ramoth-gilead against King Hazael of Aram; but King Joram had returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds that the Arameans had inflicted on him, when he fought against King Hazael of Aram. So Jehu said, “If this is your wish, then let no one slip out of the city to go and tell the news in Jezreel.” Then Jehu mounted his chariot and went to Jezreel, where Joram was lying ill. King Ahaziah of Judah had come down to visit Joram.

In Jezreel, the sentinel standing on the tower spied the company of Jehu arriving, and said, “I see a company.” Joram said, “Take a horseman; send him to meet them, and let him say, ‘Is it peace?’” So the horseman went to meet him; he said, “Thus says the king, ‘Is it peace?’” Jehu responded, “What have you to do with peace? Fall in behind me.” The sentinel reported, saying, “The messenger reached them, but he is not coming back.” Then he sent out a second horseman, who came to them and said, “Thus says the king, ‘Is it peace?’” Jehu answered, “What have you to do with peace? Fall in behind me.” Again the sentinel reported, “He reached them, but he is not coming back. It looks like the driving of Jehu son of Nimshi; for he drives like a maniac.”

Joram said, “Get ready.” And they got his chariot ready. Then King Joram of Israel and King Ahaziah of Judah set out, each in his chariot, and went to meet Jehu; they met him at the property of Naboth the Jezreelite. When Joram saw Jehu, he said, “Is it peace, Jehu?” He answered, “What peace can there be, so long as the many whoredoms and sorceries of your mother Jezebel continue?” Then Joram reined about and fled, saying to Ahaziah, “Treason, Ahaziah!” Jehu drew his bow with all his strength, and shot Joram between the shoulders, so that the arrow pierced his heart; and he sank in his chariot. Jehu said to his aide Bidkar, “Lift him out, and throw him on the plot of ground belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite; for remember, when you and I rode side by side behind his father Ahab how the Lord uttered this oracle against him: ‘For the blood of Naboth and for the blood of his children that I saw yesterday, says the Lord, I swear I will repay you on this very plot of ground.’ Now therefore lift him out and throw him on the plot of ground, in accordance with the word of the Lord.”

Complementary Psalm 64

Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from the dread enemy. Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the scheming of evildoers, who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows, shooting from ambush at the blameless; they shoot suddenly and without fear. They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, “Who can see us? Who can search out our crimes? We have thought out a cunningly conceived plot.” For the human heart and mind are deep.

But God will shoot his arrow at them; they will be wounded suddenly. Because of their tongue he will bring them to ruin; all who see them will shake with horror. Then everyone will fear; they will tell what God has brought about, and ponder what he has done.

Let the righteous rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in him. Let all the upright in heart glory.

Semi-continuous Psalm 59

Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise up against me. Deliver me from those who work evil; from the bloodthirsty save me.

Even now they lie in wait for my life; the mighty stir up strife against me. For no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord, for no fault of mine, they run and make ready.

Rouse yourself, come to my help and see! You, Lord God of hosts, are God of Israel. Awake to punish all the nations; spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah

Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city. There they are, bellowing with their mouths, with sharp words on their lips— for “Who,” they think, “will hear us?”

But you laugh at them, O Lord; you hold all the nations in derision. O my strength, I will watch for you; for you, O God, are my fortress. My God in his steadfast love will meet me; my God will let me look in triumph on my enemies.

Do not kill them, or my people may forget; make them totter by your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield. For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies that they utter, consume them in wrath; consume them until they are no more. Then it will be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah

Each evening they come back, howling like dogs and prowling about the city. They roam about for food, and growl if they do not get their fill.

But I will sing of your might; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been a fortress for me and a refuge in the day of my distress.

O my strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love.

New Testament Epistle Lesson: Ephesians 2:11-22

So then, remember that at one time you Gentiles by birth, called “the uncircumcision” by those who are called “the circumcision” —a physical circumcision made in the flesh by human hands— remember that you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us. He has abolished the law with its commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new humanity in place of the two, thus making peace, and might reconcile both groups to God in one body through the cross, thus putting to death that hostility through it. So he came and proclaimed peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near; for through him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. In him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are built together spiritually into a dwelling place for God.

Year C Ordinary 12, Revised Common Lectionary Proper 7, Roman Catholic Proper 12, Tuesday

Selections are from Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings copyright © 1995 by the Consultation on Common Texts. Unless otherwise indicated, Bible text is from New Revised Standard Version Bible (NRSV) copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All right reserved. Image Credit: Together Unity United Hands People United Hand from Max Pixel. This is a public domain image as long as a link to Max Pixel is included in the credits.

#C Ordinary 12 Tuesday #one humanity #Job questions God's ways #injustice

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fashion-sight · 7 years ago

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Where Is Gianni Versace's Boyfriend, Antonio D'Amico, Now? - TownandCountrymag.com

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#Versace #Fashion #Hautecouture

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dailyofficereadings · 5 years ago

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Daily Office Readings September 27, 2019

Psalm 88

Prayer for Help in Despondency

A Song. A Psalm of the Korahites. To the leader: according to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite.

1 O Lord, God of my salvation, when, at night, I cry out in your presence, 2 let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry.

3 For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. 4 I am counted among those who go down to the Pit; I am like those who have no help, 5 like those forsaken among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, like those whom you remember no more, for they are cut off from your hand. 6 You have put me in the depths of the Pit, in the regions dark and deep. 7 Your wrath lies heavy upon me, and you overwhelm me with all your waves.Selah

8 You have caused my companions to shun me; you have made me a thing of horror to them. I am shut in so that I cannot escape; 9 my eye grows dim through sorrow. Every day I call on you, O Lord; I spread out my hands to you. 10 Do you work wonders for the dead? Do the shades rise up to praise you?Selah 11 Is your steadfast love declared in the grave, or your faithfulness in Abaddon? 12 Are your wonders known in the darkness, or your saving help in the land of forgetfulness?

13 But I, O Lord, cry out to you; in the morning my prayer comes before you. 14 O Lord, why do you cast me off? Why do you hide your face from me? 15 Wretched and close to death from my youth up, I suffer your terrors; I am desperate.[a] 16 Your wrath has swept over me; your dread assaults destroy me. 17 They surround me like a flood all day long; from all sides they close in on me. 18 You have caused friend and neighbor to shun me; my companions are in darkness.

Footnotes:

Psalm 88:15 Meaning of Heb uncertain

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Psalm 91-92

Psalm 91

Assurance of God’s Protection

1 You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,[a] 2 will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.” 3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence; 4 he will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. 5 You will not fear the terror of the night, or the arrow that flies by day, 6 or the pestilence that stalks in darkness, or the destruction that wastes at noonday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. 8 You will only look with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.

9 Because you have made the Lord your refuge,[b] the Most High your dwelling place, 10 no evil shall befall you, no scourge come near your tent.

11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. 12 On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone. 13 You will tread on the lion and the adder, the young lion and the serpent you will trample under foot.

14 Those who love me, I will deliver; I will protect those who know my name. 15 When they call to me, I will answer them; I will be with them in trouble, I will rescue them and honor them. 16 With long life I will satisfy them, and show them my salvation.

Psalm 92

Thanksgiving for Vindication

A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath Day.

1 It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; 2 to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night, 3 to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre. 4 For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy.

5 How great are your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep! 6 The dullard cannot know, the stupid cannot understand this: 7 though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever, 8 but you, O Lord, are on high forever. 9 For your enemies, O Lord, for your enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered.

10 But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; you have poured over me[c] fresh oil. 11 My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.

12 The righteous flourish like the palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 13 They are planted in the house of the Lord; they flourish in the courts of our God. 14 In old age they still produce fruit; they are always green and full of sap, 15 showing that the Lord is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

Footnotes:

Psalm 91:1 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai

Psalm 91:9 Cn: Heb Because you, Lord, are my refuge; you have made

Psalm 92:10 Syr: Meaning of Heb uncertain

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2 Kings 9:17-37

17 In Jezreel, the sentinel standing on the tower spied the company of Jehu arriving, and said, “I see a company.” Joram said, “Take a horseman; send him to meet them, and let him say, ‘Is it peace?’” 18 So the horseman went to meet him; he said, “Thus says the king, ‘Is it peace?’” Jehu responded, “What have you to do with peace? Fall in behind me.” The sentinel reported, saying, “The messenger reached them, but he is not coming back.” 19 Then he sent out a second horseman, who came to them and said, “Thus says the king, ‘Is it peace?’” Jehu answered, “What have you to do with peace? Fall in behind me.” 20 Again the sentinel reported, “He reached them, but he is not coming back. It looks like the driving of Jehu son of Nimshi; for he drives like a maniac.”

21 Joram said, “Get ready.” And they got his chariot ready. Then King Joram of Israel and King Ahaziah of Judah set out, each in his chariot, and went to meet Jehu; they met him at the property of Naboth the Jezreelite. 22 When Joram saw Jehu, he said, “Is it peace, Jehu?” He answered, “What peace can there be, so long as the many whoredoms and sorceries of your mother Jezebel continue?” 23 Then Joram reined about and fled, saying to Ahaziah, “Treason, Ahaziah!” 24 Jehu drew his bow with all his strength, and shot Joram between the shoulders, so that the arrow pierced his heart; and he sank in his chariot. 25 Jehu said to his aide Bidkar, “Lift him out, and throw him on the plot of ground belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite; for remember, when you and I rode side by side behind his father Ahab how the Lord uttered this oracle against him: 26 ‘For the blood of Naboth and for the blood of his children that I saw yesterday, says the Lord, I swear I will repay you on this very plot of ground.’ Now therefore lift him out and throw him on the plot of ground, in accordance with the word of the Lord.”

Ahaziah of Judah Killed

27 When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this, he fled in the direction of Beth-haggan. Jehu pursued him, saying, “Shoot him also!” And they shot him[a] in the chariot at the ascent to Gur, which is by Ibleam. Then he fled to Megiddo, and died there. 28 His officers carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his tomb with his ancestors in the city of David.

29 In the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab, Ahaziah began to reign over Judah.

Jezebel’s Violent Death

30 When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; she painted her eyes, and adorned her head, and looked out of the window. 31 As Jehu entered the gate, she said, “Is it peace, Zimri, murderer of your master?” 32 He looked up to the window and said, “Who is on my side? Who?” Two or three eunuchs looked out at him. 33 He said, “Throw her down.” So they threw her down; some of her blood spattered on the wall and on the horses, which trampled on her. 34 Then he went in and ate and drank; he said, “See to that cursed woman and bury her; for she is a king’s daughter.” 35 But when they went to bury her, they found no more of her than the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands. 36 When they came back and told him, he said, “This is the word of the Lord, which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, ‘In the territory of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel; 37 the corpse of Jezebel shall be like dung on the field in the territory of Jezreel, so that no one can say, This is Jezebel.’”

Footnotes:

2 Kings 9:27 Syr Vg Compare Gk: Heb lacks and they shot him

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1 Corinthians 7:1-9

Directions concerning Marriage

7 Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is well for a man not to touch a woman.” 2 But because of cases of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. 3 The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. 4 For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. 5 Do not deprive one another except perhaps by agreement for a set time, to devote yourselves to prayer, and then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. 6 This I say by way of concession, not of command. 7 I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has a particular gift from God, one having one kind and another a different kind.

8 To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is well for them to remain unmarried as I am. 9 But if they are not practicing self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion.

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Matthew 6:7-15

7 “When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

9 “Pray then in this way:

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread.[a] 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And do not bring us to the time of trial,[b] but rescue us from the evil one.[c]

14 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; 15 but if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Footnotes:

Matthew 6:11 Or our bread for tomorrow

Matthew 6:13 Or us into temptation

Matthew 6:13 Or from evil. Other ancient authorities add, in some form, For the kingdom and the power and the glory are yours forever. Amen.

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