"Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy,  for we have had more than enough of contempt,
Too much of the scorn of the indolent rich,  and of the derision of the proud."

Deeply needed words from Morning Prayer today.

If your Christianity causes you to be offended by someone asking the most powerful person in the country to be merciful towards the powerless, then you have profoundly misunderstood the teachings of Jesus Christ.

My soul magnified the Lord who has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree; who has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away.

Amen and Amen.

if we’re going to abandon reason, embrace superstition, and regress as a society, we should at least bring back tunics, houppelandes, and elaborate hats. we do not need to look this boring while we’re at it

This game makes me nauseous without fail but at this moment I am cautiously hopeful. #gbo

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Obviously not a hot take, but Matt Gaetz has one of the most supremely punchable faces of any man alive.

Few know this, but liturgically, Advent begins when we cannot bear the crushing weight of human sin for a single instant longer.