Jason: *walks into the room*
Steph: -and after I've got a reputation as a possibly evil witch, I'm going to renovate my house to look like it's made out of candy. And then-
Jason: *walks out of the room*
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The pattern
(for someone who’s drifting)
Let’s say you’ve got something big you’re taking your kids to. Your friends are getting married. And they’re making it a family-friendly event.
Even so, it’s something your kids have never done before. So you try to help them out. By explaining to them what’s going to happen. How it’s going to go.
No questions at first. In the days to come, questions start to trickle in. You answer all of them.
And each time, you take the opportunity to tell them what’s going to happen. Again, and again.
The day of the wedding? It’s a complete surprise to them. Like you never said a thing.
Sound familiar? It does to Jesus.
In the months leading up to Good Friday, Jesus told His disciples what would happen to Him. Jesus answered their all questions. Even the weird ones from Peter. Again, and again.
Good Friday? It’s a complete surprise to them. Like Jesus never said a thing.
Much less told them that He was coming back.
How do I know this?
This week’s Gospel readings. Not a single disciple of Jesus is thinking about what Jesus told them would happen. No one is having a lightbulb moment, going “oh, that’s what Jesus was talking about.”
Instead, some of them are hiding in fear. Others are giving up and walking home.
Those closest to Jesus? That’s today’s Gospel.
They bailed out. They’re back at their old jobs. Like none of it ever happened.
The only constant? Jesus.
And the way that Jesus responds. To each of them, to all of them.
Jesus doesn’t wait for any of them to figure it out. Or even remember what He told them.
The ones in hiding? Jesus hides with them.
The ones walking home? Jesus walks with them.
The ones back at their old jobs? Jesus goes to work with them.
It’s a pattern with Jesus.
Jesus loves them too much to wait for them to figure it all out.
Instead, Jesus is seeking them out. Right where they are.
Sound familiar? It should.
Because Jesus sees you and me the same way.
No matter what you’re doing. Or not doing. No matter how much your normal has been upended. No matter what direction you’re headed off in.
Even if you gave up.
Jesus loves you much to wait for you to figure it all out.
Instead, Jesus is seeking you out. Right where you are.
Today's Readings
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"You have to pick the places you don't walk away from."
Joan Didion
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Modern Warfare 3 Spoilers
If you know, you know.
If you don't... keep it that way.
Well, I've done a speed run of the stages of grief, and I have finally landed on acceptance.
The death of Soap 🧼 in MW3 was stupid, pointless, and anticlimactic. Worse, the characters reactions were shit.
They did everyone, but especially Neil dirty this game.
I'm grateful I didn't spend money on this game and never plan to buy another CoD game again. I simply no longer care where the story goes.
I hope everyone demands a refund and crashes Activision/ Infinity Ward stock.
I just hope as a fan base, we do what we do best and ignore canon and substitute our own reality.
#GhoapForever
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As a side note: I've heard a lot of rumblings that the campaign lacked cohesive storytelling, had a fuck tone of plot holes and basically removed Alejandro as a 141 member with no explanation.
So... save your money?
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