#Not in a box

[momentsbeforemass]

Not in a box

Yesterday was Epiphany.

Because the Church still knows that Christmas Day is the start of Christmas (not the end), every nook and cranny of the Church was still joyfully stuffed with all of her Christmas best.

Looking at the nativity scene, the wisemen had finally made it to see the Holy Family. The perfect visual for last Sunday’s Gospel. And the last thing – at least for Christmas.

Later that afternoon, it would all be carefully packed up for another year. By Monday, there would be no trace of the glorious excess. And Christmas would finally yield Epiphany.

Not because Christmas is done. But because we’ve packed up Christmas – to take home with us.

That’s the point of Epiphany. Not to put Christmas away, but to take Christmas away – with us.

To take all of the Christmas stuff – not just the decorations, but all that God has given to us – with us.

So that on Monday, the glorious excess is not in a box. It’s in us, in our hearts.

So that we can begin the work of Christmas,

“When the song of the angels is stilled,

When the star in the sky is gone,

When the kings and princes are home,

When the shepherds are back with their flock,

The work of Christmas begins:

To find the lost,

To heal the broken,

To feed the hungry,

To release the prisoner,

To rebuild the nations,

To bring peace among others,

To make music in the heart.”

– Howard Thurman

Today’s Readings

[kyri45]

I didn’t realize you were the person who did the fanfiction tag drinks.

ahah yeah that's meeee!!

They are all available as stickers on my RedBubble shop!

Also I did Part 2!

[snowlattes]

turning seasons 🌸🌻🍁❄️

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start of new cycle of spring, time to finally posting the full sets!

🌸🌻🍁❄️

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[remnantglow]

looked up a cool artist i found and instead of her actual art the first result google showed me was AI art made with her work. i hate it here!!!!!!!

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

it's healthy for academics to have professional feuds. enrichment activity

[victusinveritas]

[slutauthority]

we’ve started regularly saying “Goose is on his wall”

[k-mraz]

Pros of vampirism: cool commissions from over 100 years ago. Cons? You have to pay to see them.

[many-sparrows]

I'm very tired of this "queer college students should stop supporting Palestine, they'd kill you there!" I watched a hijabi ask a trans man, "but what name do you want to go by?" A butch giving a woman their hoodie so that she could keep her hair covered after the cops took her scarf. Muslim girls making sure the lesbian couple got through the system together. Religious men making sure purple haired protestors got out safe. I don't want to hear it. Solidarity forever, free Palestine.

[mysticdragon3md3]

[plushieanimals]

amufun puchimaru sea creatures 🪸

nautilus / oarfish / ocean sunfish / bonito /coelacanth / stingray / nudibranch / shrimp / pufferfish

[thesociallyanxioussociopath]

Something something, living rent free in my mind and such, anyway I love them.

[knockknockwhosthereartistism]

The worst trauma comes from those who you love

[chongoblog]

This went in a different direction than I expected

[kensatou]

i watch baseball for the side quests

update: i think you should look at the reblogs for more important baseball hijinks