Seamus Enright
@mickquinas.bsky.social
United Methodist Elder, Northern Illinois. Poetry, music, and carpentry. Dogs, cats, and horses.
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Seamus Enright
@mickquinas.bsky.social
· Nov 27
I was at a shitty crustpunk bar once getting an after-work beer. One of those shitholes where the bartenders clearly hate you. So the bartender and I were ignoring one another when someone sits next to me and he immediately says, "no. get out."
This is the thread.
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The paradox of being human is that we learn to find hope and meaning in a world scarred by pain and brokenness. –Kat Armas (Liturgies, 2025)
December 10, 2025 at 3:14 AM
The paradox of being human is that we learn to find hope and meaning in a world scarred by pain and brokenness. –Kat Armas (Liturgies, 2025)
December 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
December 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Begin with gratitude.
In Ps.111:1 today: 'I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart in the company of the upright, in the congregation.' For the psalms, giving back to community is a sign of wholeness & healing. Gratitude can heal. Offer perspective. Ripple grace. Thanks is my work today.
December 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Begin with gratitude.
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God is in the Here and Now. It is we who are not. It is we who are trapped in the past, angry at what formed us, or fixated on a future that is free from pain or totally under our control. But God is in our present, waiting for us there.
Sr. Joan Chittister
Sr. Joan Chittister
December 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
God is in the Here and Now. It is we who are not. It is we who are trapped in the past, angry at what formed us, or fixated on a future that is free from pain or totally under our control. But God is in our present, waiting for us there.
Sr. Joan Chittister
Sr. Joan Chittister
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In Ps. 112:5 today: 'It is well with those who deal generously.' Generosity & well-being are sisters, offspring of justice & mercy. In a moment of rage bait algorithms, & fear of immigrants, deal generously. Consider grace. Generously is my meditation today.
December 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
In Ps. 112:5 today: 'It is well with those who deal generously.' Generosity & well-being are sisters, offspring of justice & mercy. In a moment of rage bait algorithms, & fear of immigrants, deal generously. Consider grace. Generously is my meditation today.
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Academic degrees, trophies, titles and awards are terrific, but don't confuse achievements with Christlike fruitfulness. #journeyofaging
December 5, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Academic degrees, trophies, titles and awards are terrific, but don't confuse achievements with Christlike fruitfulness. #journeyofaging
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In Ps.113:7 today: 'God raises the poor from the dust. God is in relentless solidarity with the poor & powerless. This is a gilded age, one tilted toward the oligarchs. All of us come from the dust of the earth. All of us need breath given to us. Dust is my prayerful work today.
December 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM
In Ps.113:7 today: 'God raises the poor from the dust. God is in relentless solidarity with the poor & powerless. This is a gilded age, one tilted toward the oligarchs. All of us come from the dust of the earth. All of us need breath given to us. Dust is my prayerful work today.
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In Ps.122: 7 today: 'Peace be within your walls & security within your towers.' Scripture pairs peace with security, peace with justice, or justice with mercy. The psalms seek the common good of both/and compassion. Divide and conquer never ends. Peace is my work today.
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
In Ps.122: 7 today: 'Peace be within your walls & security within your towers.' Scripture pairs peace with security, peace with justice, or justice with mercy. The psalms seek the common good of both/and compassion. Divide and conquer never ends. Peace is my work today.
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In Ps.126:5 today: 'Let those who plant with tears reap the harvest with joyful shouts.' So much trauma is being planted. Grief. Loss. God is with us in our woundedness. Christ is the wounded healer. Rest with seed time. May we reap solidarity. Newness. Reap is my prayer today.
November 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
In Ps.126:5 today: 'Let those who plant with tears reap the harvest with joyful shouts.' So much trauma is being planted. Grief. Loss. God is with us in our woundedness. Christ is the wounded healer. Rest with seed time. May we reap solidarity. Newness. Reap is my prayer today.
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Good morning & welcome to #Caturday
There’s someone out there who still remembers you.
Not because of how you looked or what you did, but because, when no one else showed up with kindness, you did.
Kindness always matters
There’s someone out there who still remembers you.
Not because of how you looked or what you did, but because, when no one else showed up with kindness, you did.
Kindness always matters
November 22, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Good morning & welcome to #Caturday
There’s someone out there who still remembers you.
Not because of how you looked or what you did, but because, when no one else showed up with kindness, you did.
Kindness always matters
There’s someone out there who still remembers you.
Not because of how you looked or what you did, but because, when no one else showed up with kindness, you did.
Kindness always matters
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In Ps. 128:6 today: 'Peace be upon israel.' Peace be. Peace be to the survivor-victims of sexual trauma. Peace be to all who have experienced trauma from being disappeared. Peace be to those who feel unsafe. Peace be to all who grieve. Peace be is my prayer today.
November 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
In Ps. 128:6 today: 'Peace be upon israel.' Peace be. Peace be to the survivor-victims of sexual trauma. Peace be to all who have experienced trauma from being disappeared. Peace be to those who feel unsafe. Peace be to all who grieve. Peace be is my prayer today.
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Good morning, beloved.
Your words are more potent than you realize.
Use them wisely.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
Your words are more potent than you realize.
Use them wisely.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
November 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Good morning, beloved.
Your words are more potent than you realize.
Use them wisely.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
Your words are more potent than you realize.
Use them wisely.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
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There is a tenderness at the heart of the universe that will not give up on you. The gospel brings that truth back to us again and again.
November 17, 2025 at 1:56 AM
There is a tenderness at the heart of the universe that will not give up on you. The gospel brings that truth back to us again and again.
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In Ps.132:9 today: 'let your faithful shout out with joy!' Joy comes on the wings of God, with connections that help us live more consciously. When joy leaves, we can make ourselves open to joy's return. Despite the harm and hurt, God, renew us with joy. Joy is my work today.
November 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
In Ps.132:9 today: 'let your faithful shout out with joy!' Joy comes on the wings of God, with connections that help us live more consciously. When joy leaves, we can make ourselves open to joy's return. Despite the harm and hurt, God, renew us with joy. Joy is my work today.
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In Ps.142:6: 'Deliver me from my oppressors.' For the prophets compassion & justice are one. Justice is one of the faces of God. According to the USAID counter, 88 die every hour because this was cut off. Deliver us, O God, into the increase of justice. Deliver is my work today.
November 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
In Ps.142:6: 'Deliver me from my oppressors.' For the prophets compassion & justice are one. Justice is one of the faces of God. According to the USAID counter, 88 die every hour because this was cut off. Deliver us, O God, into the increase of justice. Deliver is my work today.
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Good morning, beloved.
Love changes everything.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
Love changes everything.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
November 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Good morning, beloved.
Love changes everything.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
Love changes everything.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
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In Ps.1:1: 'Harmony & well-being rest on those who do not walk the path of the bad-hearted, the ones who do not stand with those who stir up disharmony, those who will not sit in a circle where others are spoken of with scorn & disrespect (FNV). Well-being is my work today.
October 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
In Ps.1:1: 'Harmony & well-being rest on those who do not walk the path of the bad-hearted, the ones who do not stand with those who stir up disharmony, those who will not sit in a circle where others are spoken of with scorn & disrespect (FNV). Well-being is my work today.
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yeah, I’m realizing I need to plan meetings with our food ministry folks, like, two weeks ago actually
October 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
yeah, I’m realizing I need to plan meetings with our food ministry folks, like, two weeks ago actually
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In Ps. 4:4 today: 'Tremble with anger, but do not let it turn into rage. When you lay down to sleep, be still, speak gently to your heart, and remain at peace (FNV).' I'm grateful for a Methodist grandmother who quoted often: 'be angry but do not sin.' Gently is my work today.
October 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
In Ps. 4:4 today: 'Tremble with anger, but do not let it turn into rage. When you lay down to sleep, be still, speak gently to your heart, and remain at peace (FNV).' I'm grateful for a Methodist grandmother who quoted often: 'be angry but do not sin.' Gently is my work today.
