#relationship with the Lord

[cesslestial]

Our return is always a celebration to the Lord. 🤩❤️

SCRIPTURES: Luke 15: 17-24

17. ““When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death!

18. I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.

19. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’

20. So he got up and went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.

21. “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

22. “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.

23. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate.

24. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.”

REFLECTION 🌿

Isa sa mga pinaka sikat at magdang storya sa bibliya ang The Prodigal Son... maybe because marami sa atin ang nakaka relate dito. It's familiar, it is bitter and it is the truth.

Have you ever regret running away? Tapos nahihiya kang bumalik but you did it anyway? Today's scripture from the book of Luke is telling how the prodigal son returned to his father and how the father accepted the prodigal son....

Dito sa kwentong to, it shows how coming back is worth celebrating. Balik loob ika nga. Most of us, maraming beses na tayong nag back slide. Kilala na natin ang Panginoon, we were serving Him, pero eventually, because sa trap ng kaaway, we often times fall down and nakakalimutan natin ang Diyos. We are the prodigal son in this story. Ang titigas ng ulo natin, sinusunod natin yung gusto natin, ang rami nating gustong gawin na di naman dapat natin ginagawa... we try to control everything... we sought happiness and love in other things when in fact binigay na sa atin, di nga lang natin ma appreciate. Tulad ng prodigal son, ok na naman sana yung buhay niya, pero dahil sa tigas ng ulo, na temp ng kaaway, nadapa at nag dusa siya.

But despite being a foolish and stubborn son, mahal na mahal pa rin siya ng kanyang tatay at kahit na di pa siya nakaabot sa bahay nila, sinalubong siya ng kanyang tatay excitingly and pinag celebrate pa ang kanyang pagbabalik. And that's how God is to us! just like the father, our Father will celebrate our comeback.

Anu-ano nga ba ang dalang lessons ng kwentong ito?

Una, Luke 15:17 – “And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!”. Falling down will help us realize kung gaano kasarap ang manatili sa piling ni Lord. Sometimes, kailangan talaga nating magdusa in order for us to realize that it is better to be with the Father. Matigas ulo natin eh, kaya we learn it the hard way.

2nd, life humbles us down. Mismong buhay yung magpapa kita sa atin na dapat parati tayong magpakumbaba. The son learned it in a hard way. Dahil sa mga naranasan niyang paghihirap, narecognize niya yung mga kasalanan niya and he confessed his sins, Luke 15:18 – “I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee.” And because of this, nahiya siya, nagsisi siya and gusto niya itong pagbayaran through being his father's servant kaya sabi niya sa Luke 15:19 – “And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.”

Lastly, kahit gaano pa tayo kasama, our Father will always accept us sa oras na bumalik tayo sa kanya. Ganyan niya tayo kamahal. He celebrates our return!

MOTIVATION 🌿

Just come back to the Father. Ikaw lang yung hinihintay ni Lord. Your mistakes won't define you. As long as you humble yourself down, confess your trespasses, promise to change and never sin again.

Today, nireremind tayo ni Lord na anytime, we can come back. Kahit saan man tayong lugar mapunta, kahit kailan pa yan, basta.. God is just waiting.

APPLICATION 🌿

▫️now is the perfect time to return to the Lord's arms.

▫️be humble always.

▫️Know that our Father loves us so much.

▫️wag mahiya kay Lord.

[2asuccess]

To Establish Trust

Even after, I'm sorry is said, do you find it hard to forgive?

Perhaps you have said, “I’m sorry,” but your spouse finds it hard to forgive you. You may feel frustrated and say to yourself, I apologize. What else can I do? Tell your spouse: “What can I do to make this up to you? I know I hurt you and feel bad about it, but I want to make it right. I want to do something to show you that I love you.” Words don’t mean much unless they’re backed up with…

[yvainart]

kissing in secret behind royal palace’s walls

[desperatecheesecubes]

Growing up asexual is actually so funny because all of a sudden people all around are like ‘oh my god what if I don’t know how to kiss??? I have to practice!’ And start doing unhinged things and the whole time you’re like

[thatmemeguy89]

Say it louder for the people in the back

[metal-junk]

Scary dog privilege

ignore that his gauntlets look like complete ass i genuinely could not be fucked with them

[bluerosefox]

Courting Chaos (to Balance)

A KlarionxDanny brain worm that has spawned

Tim Drake, aka Red Robin gets kidnapped suddenly and very randomly by Klarion in the middle of a JL and others meeting.

Leaving with a

"I'LL RETURN HIM WHEN HES NO LONGER USEFUL JUSTICE LOSERS!"

And fire and chaos in his wake.

While the JL, and others scramble to figure out what Klarion has planned this time, Tim manages to break free of whatever Klarion had used to kidnap him only to find himself on a couch and Klarion nervously petting Teekl on his lap while also sitting in a chair across from him.

When Tim goes to demand to know why Klarion kidnapped him Klarion finally speaks.

"Okay, I wanna strike a deal. I won't bug you or your little Young Just US buddies if you help me ask someone out..."

"...What the fuck Klarion?" Was Tim's only response.

-x-x-

So it turns out, every so often the three main entities and actual factions of Order, Chaos, and Balance get together to well discuss things happening in certain Realms, worlds, and timelines. Basicly to touch base, see where everyone was at. Etc etc.

Order was Order. Chaos was Chaos.

Very simple.

Both could be bad. To much order caused restraint and could snuff out growth. To much Chaos could get out of hand and cause ruin.

Both could be good. Order help stabilizes worlds and builds their future. Chaos allowed creativity to roam and brought forth wonderful things.

And Balance.

Well Balance was the very scales that kept both sides in check. They were neutral grounds. The ones that normally oversaw the meetings as well. And despite their low numbers they held powerful entities that more than made up for it.

Balance did their best to keep things in check, sure they do have their own preference sometimes and allowed the scales to tip a tiny bit but always corrected it later if it tips to much.

It was at this meeting, a meeting even Klarion knew better than to do anything too chaotic, pranks were fine but nothing too much, and had been chatting with a newcomer to the side of Chaos (Danielle, call me Ellie, Phantom. She did some heroing on the side but liked causing chaos in her wake to do so, he liked her so far though.) When the bells for the side of Balance to appear announced them.

Ellie had smiled brightly and said her brother was coming with his mentor, turns out her brother was apart of the Balance group which meant that he was strong, strong enough to need a mentor.

He watched as the members of Balance walked, teleported, flew, and other means into the meeting halls. And then froze when his eyes caught sight of him.

Floating next to a blue skined being that was switching ages was a beautiful otherworldly person.

Snow white hair that wisped upwards oh so softly. Glowing green eyes that were cat-like with their piercing glance. A galaxy cloak hanged around his shoulders and seemed to shift with each movement. Star like freckles decorated his face and seemed to glow a soft bluish white. A crown made of ice and aurora lights floated above his head as well.

All in all Klarion couldn't keep his eyes off of the being at all. He nearly spat his water out when Ellie commented that was her brother Danny, or rather.

High King of the Infinite Realms, Daniel 'Danny' Phantom. The Great One. Defeater of the Tyrant King. The Halfa. The Peaceful End. The Balance of the Undead. (And his mentor was the Ghost of Time itself. THE very Keeper of Time, Kronos original form himself.)

Klarion honestly didn't know what to think or rather what emotions he was feeling when he spotted Danny, nor why his face felt so hot and red when the young man looked over at them and smiled. (He was smiling at Ellie but Klarion for some reason hoped it was for him as well)

It wasn't until halfway in the meeting when a rather ingenious prank that Klarion, Ellie, and a few others had set up went off... thing was it strong enough that it had hit Danny's side of the meeting and had hit him.

Now, again pranks were okay but only after the meetings. It was one of the few rules many, even those in Chaos, took seriously because once it was done and over they could go do their things. So for it to happen in the middle of a meeting means someone set their time on the prank wrong and add the fact it hit a person on the Balance side...

Yeah not good.

Only...

Only instead of getting angry, even Clockwork who was seated next to Danny was chuckling, Danny threw his head back and laughed about it. And his laugh... was very cute.

And before he knew it, Klarion had already fallen.

-x-x-

"So yeah.... Since you have a boyfriend and know how to date in this modern age, I need your advice."

".... Klarion just because I'm dating Bernard doesn't mean I know how I did it..."

"Bernard? I thought you were dating that one Supes?"

[lwiann]

fall from grace

[memray]

a dad and his weird son doodle

i just wanted to figure out some stuff with making them actually look related and settled on legolas having his dad’s nose, skin tone and eye colour (and judgemental look)

[quotefeeling]

If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk through my garden forever.

Alfred Lord Tennyson

[ineffectualdemon]

Shang Qinghua becomes the one person Binghe trusts with Shen Qingqiu when he has to be away from him because when asked (and he asks everyone) "what are your intentions with my Shizun" he caught Shang Qinghua sleep deprived and fed up and so he answered "Dunno. Probably to piss him off."

When asked the inevitable "are you in love with Shizun!" instead of the usual angry or hysterical denials that he never believes Shang Qinghua answered with a deadpan "ew. That's my bro. I'd rather vacation in the endless abyss."

And then Shang Qinghua wandered off muttering about how Mobei has much better tits anyway

He didn't bother to ask Mobei these questions because Mobei keeps making what he thinks are subtle digs about how HIS human is the superior one

Which would normally piss Binghe off for many reasons but it means that he knows for a fact his right hand man won't try to fuck his husband so he puts up with it

Sha Hualing he puts up with because he told her and Mobei about the other Luo Binghe and mentioned the harem they had this conversation:

Sha Hualing: If you're not gonna can I collect them?

Luo Binghe: you want a harem?

Sha Hualing: yeah but not that big. I only need like a hundred wives and husbands at most. Mostly I think it could be fun! Yingying and Yan-er tell me I need more girls who are friends and it sounds exciting!

Luo Binghe: as long as it doesn't distract you from your duties

Sha Hualing: *clapping her hands* Yay! I'm going to kidnap Yang Yixuan and tell him the good news! Oh! He can come with me! I'll take Yingying as well! She needs more practice fighting

Luo Binghe: how many people from Cang Qiong are you fucking?!

Sha Hualing: less than 20! But they all know and they all know my favourites! I made sure to cum-oo-n-e-cat after we sat through Peak Lord Mu's lesson on romancing humans

Mobei Jun: *who found that lesson both very helpful and very pointed* that's very conservative of you.

Sha Hualing: ikr? You and Junshang are rubbing off on me. Making me act all old fashioned and stuff though this human method of talking is really hard to get the hang of

Mobei Jun: mn. It is very necessary for their health but they also do not do the cum-oo-n-e-cat very well either. It's very strange.

Luo Binghe: it's communicate! And...I'm going to be with people who aren't you two for awhile

This got away from me

[ghost-bxrd]

Prompt:

When Jason wakes up in the Pit and finds out about what happened while he was essentially brain dead it’s not Bruce his ire falls upon, but Dick.

Dick, who never accepted him and had to be coerced into spending any amount of time with him but is now regularly seen patrolling with the Replacement. Dick, who had an open ear for everyone but Jason. Dick, who never put in any kind of effort with Jason but has an entire Wikipedia article dedicated to his wholesome bond with the Drake heir.

Dick, who couldn’t even be bothered to attend his funeral but never missed a single of the Replacement’s photography exhibitions.

So when Jason first dons the helmet and begins his stakeout to start planning his big debut he doesn’t only do it in Gotham, he branches out to Blüdhaven.

But when he first get to Blüd it’s to the tail end of Blockbuster having been murdered.

And when he finds Nightwing it’s to the sight of a woman stalking towards where the vigilante is sprawled on a deserted rooftop, unresponsive.

[2asuccess]

Putting in a Good Word

One of the most effective ways to help your loved one is to offer encouraging words. Apparently, though, no one told Job’s wife about that. She seems to have gone out of her way to discourage her husband in the midst of his suffering. The word encouraging means “to inspire courage.” We all have areas in which we feel insecure and lack courage, and that lack of courage often hinders us from…

[bnmxfld]

Come home to my heart.

Lorde / Supercut

[slavonicrhapsody]

Ranni has every reason to hate Marika. She is the figurehead of an order that has caused her and her family so much misery… and yet, in the Age of the Stars ending cutscene, Ranni holds Marika’s head with such gentleness. It feels less like Ranni is putting down a tyrant, and more like she’s laying her to rest, after many long years of torment. 

Ranni could have been Marika’s successor, but she rejected the guidance of the Two Fingers, slaying her own flesh in order to be rid of their influence: 

“But I would not acquiesce to the Two Fingers. I stole the Rune of Death, slew mine own Empyrean flesh, casting it away. I would not be controlled by that thing.”

Ranni goes to such drastic lengths because the most intolerable thing possible to her is to be a pawn; her will not being her own, but being at the mercy of a higher power. Ranni’s quest is above all about free will – it culminates with Ranni using the Fingerslayer Blade to tear her Two Fingers into bloody ribbons, at long last giving her full control over her own destiny.

Marika in the present day is a prisoner held in perpetual torment. According to Enia and the Two Fingers,

"Queen Marika is the vessel of the Elden Ring, carrier of its vision. A god, in truth. But after the Elden Ring's shattering, she was imprisoned in the Erdtree. A grim punishment for shattering the Order, despite her godhood. The Fingers speak... "Marika's trespass demanded a heavy sentence. But even in shackles, she remains a god, and the vision's vessel.”

Marika shattered the Order, going against the will of the Two Fingers, and was punished for it gravely. In many ways, Marika’s fate is Ranni’s absolute worst nightmare. This is exactly the fate she took such drastic lengths to escape… serving a higher power with her entire being, her will not her own, but the will of the Fingers, with any attempt at change met with violent suppression, her body essentially being used as a puppet to defend the last vestiges of the Order.

“I would not be controlled by that thing.”

I think that Ranni, seeing Marika’s broken body at the end of it all, felt nothing but pity for her in that moment, despite everything she’d done. To me, the act of Ranni holding Marika’s head in her hands feels like she’s saying, “you were my enemy. But there is no worse fate in this world than what you suffered. Now, you can be truly free."

[inthiskingdomwewillendure]

The Two Towers in 4k