#advent 2023
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“How would that carpenter and his pregnant wife have circumnavigated the Kafkaesque network of Israeli settlements, roadblocks and closed military zones in the occupied West Bank? Would Mary have had to experience labor or childbirth at a checkpoint, as one in 10 pregnant Palestinian women did between 2000 and 2007?...
‘If Jesus were to come this year, Bethlehem would be closed,’ declared Father Ibrahim Shomali, a Catholic priest of the city’s Beit Jala parish, in December 2011. ‘Mary and Joseph would have needed Israeli permission – or to have been tourists.’"
- Medhi Hasan, 2014
Click here for this poem in shareable text form, plus more reflection, images, & information.
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Adult to Teen Conversions - Part 4
See the rest here!
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12 Files, Valid for Maternity!
Xiasimla conversions are more on the Maxis-Match / @matchsim side!
I wanted to throw in something festive, as well as giving more cultural things for teens.
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Original AF/AM Links:
Tops:
TF - Chamis - Blouse with Vest
TM - YesodSims - 4t3 Darte77 Biker Jacket (Deactivated)
Bottoms:
TF - SimsOfFireAndIce - 4t3 Shunga Miniskirt
Outfits:
TF - Chamis - Cottagecore Dress
TF - Chamis - Cute Dress
TF - Chamis - Two-Piece Blazer
TF - VenusPrincess - DOA Hanoka Xmas Dress || Direct Link
TF - Xiasimla - 4t3 Kumikya Witch Dress
TF - Xiasimla - 4t3 Moonlight Chic Silk Dress
TF - Xiasimla - 4t3 Zeussim Asian Affair Dress
TM - Xiasimla - 4t3 Vampires Coattail Outfit
For vampire teens!
Shoes:
TF - VenusPrincess - Zori with Tabi
The Christmas boots with the Hanoka dress can be enabled for teens safely after downloading from here!
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Download - SFS
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Download - Simblr.CC
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See more Advent 2023 gifts here - boop
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Thanks to: @chamisimblr, @venusprincess-ts3, @xiasimla, SimsOfFireAndIce / Pink Dahlia, yesodsims!
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O come, o come compassionate Divine,
And ransom captive Palestine
That mourns with tears that will not be soothed
Till empires fall and nations’ hearts are moved.
Rejoice! Rejoice! God’s justice is at hand
To liberate the people and the land.
O come, o bright and ever-burning star;
Bring Gaza comfort from afar!
Dispel from her the shadow of death
That murders dignity and chokes out breath.
Rejoice! Rejoice! God’s justice is at hand
To liberate the people and the land.
O come, o Wisdom from on high,
Take up the outcast’s cause, the captive’s cry.
Guide us to build your kingdom on earth
Where all faiths flourish, and the last are first.
Rejoice! Rejoice! God’s justice is at hand
To liberate the people and the land.
O come, o King of Peace and Justice, break
All weapons down, and from them ploughshares make.
Let all tears dry, all peoples respond:
“We are each other’s magnitude and bond.”
Rejoice! Rejoice! God’s justice is at hand
To liberate the people and the land.
#advent 2023#advent#hymns#o come o come emmanuel#hymn revision#palestine#christians for palestine#my poetry#log#fall 2023
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♥ 24 Days of Cuteness 14/24 ♥
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for an advent calendar in a discord server i'm in
prompt was "hirsute"
#live a live#ライブアライブ#the sundown kid#live a live sundown#sundown live a live#mad dog live a live#live a live mad dog#comics#fanart#digital art#advent 2023#advent calendar
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Sunday sounds: Second Advent Sunday - Peace
This week, we light the purple Bethlehem Candle, as we remember Mary and Joseph's journey, and as we are getting one week closer to Christmas. Its message is about Peace: something so difficult to find, both in the world and on this tiny speck of the Internet, that the easiest solution is to look for it within ourselves.
Having already encountered renewed Hope on our own journey to Bethlehem, we take a moment to open our hearts and minds:
'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.' (King James' Bible -Luke, 2:14).
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This is my favorite Greek Christmas carol and it comes from Thrace, way up in the North. Unlike what I wrote first (mislead by the fact the choir is from Edessa, in Central Macedonia), this is probably the most mysterious of all the Greek provinces. It is one of the only places in the country you will find mosques and Orthodox churches standing side by side, because it is home to the scant Turk minority. It is also one of the refugees' gateways to the West, crossing the Evros river that separates Greece from Turkey. But above anything else, as the Easternmost point of continental Greece, it is probably the closest to Byzantium: and it shows, if you listen closely enough.
Χριστός γιννιέται, χαρά στουν κόσμου means Christ is born, joy to the world and it would have been perhaps more suitable for next week. But I don't really care, because the deep sense of serenity it manages to convey, across any language barriers, is just about what is needed.
From East to West, this time, may Peace be with you and yours, on this day! We are already midway - and every day brings us closer and closer to the Light.
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Fibre advent Day 01
I was so curious this mornimg so I had to open my first fibre bag right after getting up:
I don't really like orange but this is such a lovely warm tone! Like a cozy fire. And it feels soooo good! But I'm really glad i got my greed under control and only got the 10g version of the calendar. I would not be able to spin 20g every day as December is f*cking busy at work.
It spun up so well! I'm looking forward to tomorrow!
Calendar is from stefiswolle.at btw.
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Advent Day 2 - Download Male - Download Female
Information:
- V2 textures and 18 natural colors by Pooklet
- Mesh by Newsea included
- M2F conversion by Trappingit
- Binned
- All ages
- Elders will get 18 – mailbomb
- 17 - pipebomb is custom
#sims 2#ts2#download#sims 2 download#sims 2 hair#download: hair female#download: hair male#download: hair newsea#advent 2023
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Advent day 1: the tree of life
Reading: 1 Nephi 11: 8-23, the Book of Mormon
8 And it came to pass that the Spirit said unto me: Look! And I looked and beheld a tree; and it was like unto the tree which my father had seen; and the beauty thereof was far beyond, yea, exceeding of all beauty; and the whiteness thereof did exceed the whiteness of the driven snow.
9 And it came to pass after I had seen the tree, I said unto the Spirit: I behold thou hast shown unto me the tree which is precious above all.
10 And he said unto me: What desirest thou?
11 And I said unto him: To know the interpretation thereof—for I spake unto him as a man speaketh; for I beheld that he was in the form of a man; yet nevertheless, I knew that it was the Spirit of the Lord; and he spake unto me as a man speaketh with another.
12 And it came to pass that he said unto me: Look! And I looked as if to look upon him, and I saw him not; for he had gone from before my presence.
13 And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the great city of Jerusalem, and also other cities. And I beheld the city of Nazareth; and in the city of Nazareth I beheld a virgin, and she was exceedingly fair and white.
14 And it came to pass that I saw the heavens open; and an angel came down and stood before me; and he said unto me: Nephi, what beholdest thou?
15 And I said unto him: A virgin, most beautiful and fair above all other virgins.
16 And he said unto me: Knowest thou the condescension of God?
17 And I said unto him: I know that he loveth his children; nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things.
18 And he said unto me: Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of the Son of God, after the manner of the flesh.
19 And it came to pass that I beheld that she was carried away in the Spirit; and after she had been carried away in the Spirit for the space of a time the angel spake unto me, saying: Look!
20 And I looked and beheld the virgin again, bearing a child in her arms.
21 And the angel said unto me: Behold the Lamb of God, yea, even the Son of the Eternal Father! Knowest thou the meaning of the tree which thy father saw?
22 And I answered him, saying: Yea, it is the love of God, which sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men; wherefore, it is the most desirable above all things.
23 And he spake unto me, saying: Yea, and the most joyous to the soul.
#christianity#the church of jesus christ of latter day saints#Christmas#advent#the book of mormon#1 nephi#tree of life#advent reading#advent 2023
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Advent Devotionals, 2023
I wanted to share some devotionals for this coming Advent (it starts December 3!) that are queer affirming & center marginalized perspectives. If you know of others, please add on!
What Are You Waiting For? An LGBTQIA+ Affirming Advent Devotional
Format: A short written devotional or poem for every day of Advent, shared as one PDF document linked above
Creators: The Collective of Queer Christian Leaders, including Rev. Nicole Garcia of the National LGBTQ Task Force and members of the Transmission Ministry Network
Another Starry Black Night: A Womanist Advent Devotional
Format: Short written devotionals, one for each Sunday & Wednesday of Advent, as well as Christmas day
Creators: Black women, most of whom are ordained Presbyterian ministers, some of whom are queer
Posted on Unbound: An Interactive Journal of Christian Social Justice
Abolition Advent Calendar: "Freedom for All Bodies"
Format: daily written devotionals that you can sign up to receive as emails. Each week expands the theme of abolition & racial justice to include 1) reproductive justice; 2) trans/nonbinary justice; 3) disability justice; and 4) body positivity
Shared by Join the Movement, a UCC organization
"Todos! Todos! Todos! Advent Reflections and Meditations on the Scriptures
Format: Zoom calls with a reflection followed by discussion groups every Wednesday of Advent, 8pm-9pm EST
Creators: DignityUSA, a Catholic LGBT-advocacy organization
An Advent Guide with Reflections on Palestine/Israel
Format: a devotional for each Sunday of Advent, shared as one PDF linked above
Creators: "Each week during Advent read firsthand accounts from recently returned Ecumenical Accompaniers (EAs) of their experiences during their deployment with the World Council of
Churches’ Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine and Israel (WCC-EAPPI). Along with their stories and photos are bible readings, further resources and prayers to offer."
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
I converted these all in the span of 2 weeks! I miscalculated, so buy/build mode objects will be moved to around New years (there's not too many objects, anyway)
There are a bunch of clothes and shoes for teen-adult males and females, plus one pair of shoes for children!
Every adult conversion has an equivalent for teens!
It's a surprise, like a wrapped gift, so thumbnail pics are in the file!
Download - SFS
(i tried to upload to simblr.cc but it errored out on me after I hit submit? maybe the file was too large)
Download - Mediafire
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#ts3cc#the sims 3#s3cc#sims 3#ts3#sims 3 cc#my-cc#advent 2023#simblrmas#christmas#file dump#please reblog!#ts3 cc#cc finds#ts3 simblr#simblr#sims3cc#the sims 3 cc
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Title: Christmas Treat
Prompt: Sitting by the Fire
Artist: Caiti
Relationship: Steve Rogers/Peggy Carter
Rating: T
Note: Should any of my mood boards prompt a fic, please link me so I can enjoy and brag! But please - take this as permission to write it!!
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♥ 24 Days of Cuteness 9/24 ♥
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for an advent calendar in a discord server i'm in
prompt was "haptic"
#live a live#live a live cube#live a live kato#cube live a live#kato live a live#ライブアライブ#advent calendar#advent 2023#digital art#fanart#aima draws
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