Present

In my old office, directly across from my desk, was a sign that read “Vocatus atque non vocatus deus aderit.”

It’s Latin for “Bidden or unbidden God is present.”

I put it there in hope that whenever I looked up from what I was doing, I would be reminded of the big picture. And that I didn’t have to go it alone.

Sometimes it even worked. But sometimes it didn’t.

Because it’s easy to get tunnel vision. To let your day become little more than all the things that constantly clamor for your attention. To get lost in all of the “should’s” and “have-to’s” that create the stress and busyness of daily life.

To lose sight of the big picture.

Today is the feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, the archangels. The Church makes a big deal about them because the archangels (and all the angels) are agents of God’s grace and power in our lives.

Because that’s the thing about God – God is always present.

Not just when we’re going to Church, praying, and trying to do our best to live in God’s will. But also when we’re not. When we’re drifting, lost in the busyness of daily life. And even when we think we’ve done too much and strayed too far from God. That changes nothing.

Bidden or unbidden God is present.

The point of the archangels (and all the angels) is that God isn’t present as a spectator.

Because you and I were never meant to do this alone. And we don’t have to.

God will never abandon us. God is present in our lives in grace and in power, waiting only to be asked to help His creation.

Waiting only to be asked – to help you.

So what are you waiting for?

Today’s Readings

Some of famous and respective personality of India . Work and gave there life human welfare . To these ones god kabir met .

Heiwa Haiku 690

Don’t get discouraged. Haven’t I commanded you? Every step – God.Joshua 1:9 MSG

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yuri that nobody asked for and im not entirely sure theres a market for but im here to deliver anyways

Save me french yuri... Save me

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WE MATCH??? THE HAIR AS WELL this was not planned I can't. I can't believe how gorgeous she is or how funny it is that I'm literally the same colours rn THANK YOU SO MUCH KIT ;A;

also...

SHE BIG

he can take it off if he wants to

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RETURN OF THE KING

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it's mostly fake posterity rules. who cares if you microwave your dinners. who cares if you use instant coffee. who cares if you stop watching the show that got boring. we all have a different set of skills and a different life and taking care of yourself is fucking hard.

at the end of your life there will be no final scoreboard. nobody is going to judge you because you brushed your teeth in the shower. there will be no final count of the number of times you had the same meal five nights in a row. there will be no fanfare or party because you won at being a person - and no one will be disappointed that you never understood the point of using paper towels to dry your hands off after washing them.

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they'll say they're horrified because you take a shortcut. that's fine. it's just that it looks like a shortcut to them because they're on a different life path. these kinds of things stand out to them as important. that's fine too. but for you? you've got other things that already make you pretty hard working. and these tiny things - well, they're just clutter on your journey.

been wanting to scribble them as this meme for a while

I wasn’t kidding abt the ”unlawful amount of gummy bears”. Also throwback to when those tulips were still alive bc rip