#How it starts

[momentsbeforemass]

How it starts

A bunch of names on a list.

That’s the heart of today’s Gospel. With Jesus calling the Twelve Apostles by name.

That’s how it starts.

Why them? A closer look at any of them offers no answers.

If God’s human resources department had put together a job description for what Jesus was calling them to (“Experienced C-suite leaders wanted to assist the Second Person of the Trinity in carrying out the plan of redemption for humanity...”), none of them would have made it to the first interview.

Which tells us what? That the important part isn’t the one being called.

The important part is the One doing the calling.

A point made even clearer by the paths that each of them took. If you look at where each of them starts and where each of them ends, they’re all over the map.

Philip questions Jesus’ ability to do what He says He will do. Then ends up baptizing the first Ethiopian Christian.

Thomas doubts Jesus’ Resurrection. Then ends up as the Apostle of India.

Peter abandons and denies Jesus. Then ends up becoming the first Bishop of Rome, the first Pope.

None of them run in a straight line from their unremarkable starts to their well-known ends.

Except for the one who goes horribly wrong. Who remains sadly consistent through it all.

Which shows us that the important part isn’t the one being called.

The important part is the One doing the calling.

Make no mistake, God is calling each of us, God is calling you, by name.

And the only way to truly blow isn’t by getting it wrong or making mistakes.

The only way to truly blow it is by steadfastly refusing to come back to the One who loves you best.

Because it’s not about how you start, but how you end.

[underachievers-please-try-harder]

Track of the day // Loma - How It Starts

From the album How Will I Live Without A Body?, out June 28th on Sub Pop.

[gxild-boning]

[geezerwench]

They never started by taking guns.

[lazylittledragon]

can't believe we're all adults being forced into the club penguin level of censorship in 2024

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The math just adds up!

[stimmingandstruggling]

more good news from tiktok: they’ve started blocking celebrities.

they’re calling it block party 2024. just blocking and ignoring countless celebrities who havent said shit about palestine. influencers, actors, anyone who went to the met gala, whatever, they’re getting blocked. and people keep talking about how cathartic it is, how good it feels, how they never realized they could DO that. there was some kind of subconscious law against blocking famous people, but it’s broken, and people are LOVING it. and it’s WORKING. a social media/digital advertising coordinator was talking about how ad companies are PANICKING, because they can’t accurately target anymore. so many big influencers, including fucking LIZZO started talking about palestine the MOMENT their follower counts started going down. and the best part? no one is forgiving them. lizzo posted a tiktok asking people to donate to palestinian families, and all the comments just said you’re a multimillionaire. put your money where your mouth is. blocked.

i feel like i’m witnessing the downfall of celebrity culture, right here right now. people are waking up.

[thatrandomblogsays]

I’m so happy for them

[Image Description: Castiel from Supernatural is saying I love you, underneath is an image of Dean Winchester with the caption: “After four months of striking the WGA has a reached a tentative agreement & finalizing the contract. If all goes well writers will get to return to work with better pay and protections. They did it. Go unions”]

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[stingrayextraordinaire]

Another year, another group of my delightful ninth graders trying to spell the word "tragedy" for their Romeo and Juliet assignment.

Last year's collection

[batcavescolony]

THE TIKTOK PEOPLE ARE SAYING THEY MADE GONCHAROV!!!!!

[assiraphales]

a five year old had my phone & this is what he searched

[pineapple-frenzy]

Book 2 au with Zuko and Katara Lee and Huamei

Katara is separated from her friends, and so she's left to travel the earth kingdom on her own. She stumbles across Zuko, who is similarly travelling on his own. They decide that pairing up and travelling together would be best

[threefuckencrowsinatrenchcoat]

Myself included tbh

[ciearcab]

how do you live?

[bakedbeanchan]

Drawing from a mini comic where the timeline is reset but Zuko still has all his memories

Minicomic here

[hinamie]

surprise it's yuri!!!in 2024