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autodidactics:

“What does it mean that Moses entered the darkness and then saw God in it?”

— St. Gregory of Nyssa, The Life of Moses

milkboydotnet:

“Christ, who approached prostitutes, tax collectors and sinners, can hardly be the teacher of those who are afraid to soil their pristine garments, who are completely devoted to the letter, who live only by the rules, and who govern their whole life according to rules.”

—

St. Maria of Paris

worshipgifs:

“If you’re suffering right now, you don’t have to pretend it’s all good. You don’t have to add, ‘But praise God.’ When Jesus was hours from crucifixion, he didn’t sing in the garden or act hyper-spiritual. He was sweating blood. He asked the Father for a way out. But Jesus ultimately went to that cross with joy: not a shallow consolation that knows no pain, but a joy deepened by sorrow and recognizing the hurt of humanity. God is always trying to make you more human and not less. You can cry out in agony. In that honesty, God is establishing great character in you. Such a Christian is both happier and sadder at the same time, because they long for a better home and already have one.”

— J.S. Park (via jspark3000)

vviatrix:

biblical literalism & the idea that scripture is the source and summit of Christianity is so all pervasive that my agnostic-atheist boyfriend can’t understand why I believe in god if I don’t believe everything in the bible is literally true. he’s very respectful and tries to understand but like a lot of ppl can’t even conceive of any possible foundation for religion outside believing that every word of scripture is a literal fact.

biblical literalism/inerrancy is one of the shakiest possible foundations for faith. the minute you consider the possibility that it took more than six days for life on earth to exist, that the sun may not have literally stopped in the sky for joshua, that the events of exodus probably didn’t happen as described, the whole thing comes crashing down. and people who might otherwise at least explore belief in god are shut out bc they can’t convince themselves that there were giant angel hybrids crawling all over the earth before an apocalyptic Flood or that we’ll all be snatched up bodily in a Rapture or whatever.

that whole ideology disrespects sacred scripture and turns people away from god and god-given reason imho

31women:

God knows all about that thing you did that still makes you cringe. He knows all about the reasons behind your clenched fists. He sees the stories behind your guarded heart.
And He still wants you. Every day. Every hour. Every minute. Every second.
God still wants you. He still loves you.

It’s time to come home.