admaioremdeigloriam:
Jesus Et Pierre Sur Les Eaux - Gustave Brion, 1863
The apostles cried out in terror when they saw a figure walking on the water toward them.
“Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid,” Jesus said.
Peter wanted to make sure it was really Jesus.
“Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water,” he said.
Jesus told Peter to come to him. Peter left the boat and began walking on the water, but he became frightened and started to sink.
“Lord, save me!” Peter yelled.
Jesus reached out and grabbed Peter.
“O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” Jesus asked.
admaioremdeigloriam:
“How precious the gift of the cross, how splendid to contemplate! In the cross there is no mingling of good and evil, as in the tree of paradise: it is wholly beautiful to behold and good to taste. The fruit of this tree is not death but life, not darkness but light. This tree does not cast us out of paradise, but opens the way for our return.”
– St. Theodore the Studite
alwaysrememberjesus:
Refuse to Live in Fear (2)
blackswaneuroparedux:
Hardships often prepare people for an extraordinary destiny.
- C.S. Lewis
The Basilica della Santissima Annunziata in Florence, Italy.
firstgrave:
firstgrave:
sorry but it’s actually so horrific how little of a sense of community people have, how little regard they extend towards the other humans around them. killing people for being loud on the subway or turning around in your driveway. loading your gun and waiting at the door because a child ran your doorbell unexpectedly. ring cameras, neighborhoodapp, community watch group Facebook pages. you’ve assigned yourself the role of the one true peacekeeper and casted everyone else around you as a threat to be controlled. there’s no connection or love or compassion. just a deep distrust and hatred.
and the people who face the most significant consequences from this are the ones who are already deemed as outsiders. people of color, especially Black people, disabled people, people with mental illnesses, homeless people.
and so many people are willfully promoting this complete alienation from each other. the obsession with true crime, the hatred directed at children for existing in public spaces, the policing and controlling of where homeless people are allowed to be / what they’re allowed to do, the constant fearmongering about public transportation. you are building a society of FEAR. you are conditioning yourself to distrust everyone around you. you need to make an active, conscious effort to engage with the world and the life around you in a healthy manner.
What advice would you give 21 year old you?
- Anonymous
marcitlali:
Everything changes beyond absolute recognition
eirene:
A Praying Italian Woman, 1836
Martinus Rørbye
