#transactional*

[momentsbeforemass]

Mercy

It’s easy to be good to people who are good to us.

It’s so natural to be good to people who are good to us that it’s expected. It’s just assumed that’s what we’ll do. To the point that we instinctively call out someone who isn’t good to people who are good to them.

“She couldn’t have been kinder to you and look what you did to her!” “That’s how you thank him? After all he’s done for you?”

It makes perfect sense. We should be good to people who are good to us. But there’s a subtle danger in all of this.

That – without really thinking about it – we’ll drift into only being good to people, if we’re getting something out of it. That we’ll be good to people, but only because we want something from them.

That we’ll treat them like vending machines.

BTW, if you’re looking for a way to isolate yourself, to cut yourself off from both people and God? This works. All too well.

It’s the point that Jesus is making in today’s Gospel. When He says, “If you knew what this meant, I desire mercy, not sacrifice.”

So what does it mean? It’s from the Old Testament. Referring to a transaction system. Where if you wanted something from God, you made a sacrifice.

God is trying to tell people that’s not the relationship He wants to have with them. As their insert-sacrifice-get-stuff vending machine.

You want to have a real relationship with God? Start with the right foundation for that relationship. Start with mercy. 

Understand that mercy is unearned. Mercy is not about merit. Or who deserves it. Mercy is a gift.

God doesn’t need anything. So, if we’re going to give mercy, we’re going to have to give mercy to someone else.

Someone who hasn’t earned it. Someone who doesn’t deserve it.

Otherwise, it isn’t mercy.

Here’s the odd thing about mercy. When we give mercy to someone else, we start to see ourselves in them. We see how much we take for granted.

What we think of as ours, what we think we deserve? It’s really just God’s mercy poured out on us.

Understanding that we don’t deserve any of it? It’s the only way to lose the vending machine mindset.

And the only sure foundation for a real relationship – with God or anyone else.

Today’s Readings

[ehj3]

THE LINE THEY FEED YOU

“Man is a rope stretched between the animal and the Overman — a rope over an abyss.” — Friedrich Nietzsche This three-part image (with this two-part text) shows some predators, some prey, and someone trying to be neither. It seems to be getting worse for the last type, but maybe that’s not new, though. It sure seems like their habitats are shrinking, and worse, their means of survival—trust—is…

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[digitalcreationsllc]

68% of US Websites Exposed to Bot Attacks

The conclusion was reached after researchers evaluated over 9,500 of the largest transactional websites in terms of traffic, encompassing sectors such as banking, e-commerce, and ticketing businesses. Bad bots are plaguing the internet, making up over 30% of internet traffic today. Cybercriminals can use them to target online businesses with fraud and other types of attacks, according to the…

[emeriobanque]

To improve digital trade financing, SGTraDex, BB Energy, and Komgo have joined forces. The execution of an MoU established the trio's relationship.

This partnership intends to improve the traditional trade finance area by enabling legitimacy, identification of fraud, and risk mitigation.

Komgo, with an established history as a Digital Agent for lending bases in Europe, the United States, and Asia, intends to take advantage on technological advances by integrating SGTraDex's data highway with greater interoperability, transparency, and operational convenience.

BB Energy intends to use SGTraDex's data highway to transmit critical documents via Komgo's platform, hence facilitating borrowing base depletion with financing institutions. A drawdown is the process of obtaining credit or money from a lending facility under certain terms and circumstances.

"BB Energy Asia is pleased to be at the top of this effort as the initial commodity trader to take this move forward," said Anbu Ramasamy, Regional CFO - Asia Pacific at BB Energy. When it comes to governance and offering trust to liquidity providers, embracing digitization is critical, allowing banks to extend finance more effectively and safely. With the domain expertise of BB Energy and the powerful digital infrastructures of SGTraDex and Komgo, this collaboration will generate a dynamic, differentiating offering which could pave the path for an industry-wide move to more efficient, transparent structural trade finance operations."

This alliance effectively reflects the spirit of collaboration and innovation, allowing SGTraDex and Komgo to reshape the digital trade funding market.

"This collaborative effort is a reflection to our dedication to drive digital change for supply chain trade financing," said Kelvin Ling, Director of Operations & Business Development at SGTraDex. The signing of the MOU marks the start of a journey in which SGTraDex, BB Energy, & Komgo will partner to enhance operational effectiveness and technological advancement in the sector."

[nectarstores]

Unlocking Success: The Power of Keyword Intent in Attracting Targeted Traffic

[probablybadrpgideas]

Real Reasons Dragons Hoard Gold

Tax evasion scheme

There are no other options

The king's entire army is unable to stop this dragon from taking all the gold

And then the taxman comes along

"Oh no, I would tell you my assets, but they're all in the lair of a dragon. Guess you'll have to mark me as having no money and deserving of a significant tax cut!"

Then the taxman leaves, and what happens?

The King finds a bunch of adventurers and tells them to fight the dragon

And suddenly the dragon- who need i remind is superintelligent, an archmage, strong enough to tear a giant in half and took down an entire nation's military not last month?

"Oh no! I cannot defeat five traumatized weirdos! I am slain! I guess you'd better take all this gold back to the king"

And all is well until next tax season when Oh No! The dragon has "somehow" revived and has taken all the gold again!

Someone needs to expose this, guys. This is why we still have medieval tech after 3000 years- all the funding's vanishing into unlisted dragon accounts.

[momentsbeforemass]

Mercy

(for someone who needs to hear this again)

It’s easy to be good to people who are good to us.

It’s so natural to be good to people who are good to us that it’s expected. It’s just assumed that’s what we’ll do. To the point that we instinctively call out someone who isn’t good to people who are good to them.

“She couldn’t have been kinder to you, and look what you did to her!” “That’s how you thank him? After all he’s done for you?”

It makes perfect sense. We should be good to people who are good to us. But there’s a subtle danger in all of this.

That – without really thinking about it – we’ll drift into only being good to people, if we’re getting something out of it. That we’ll be good to people, but only because we want something from them.

That we’ll treat them like vending machines.

BTW, if you’re looking for a way to isolate yourself, to cut yourself off from both people and God? This works. All too well.

It’s the point that Jesus is making in today’s Gospel. When He says, “If you knew what this meant, I desire mercy, not sacrifice.”

What does it mean? It’s from the Old Testament. Referring to a transaction system. Where if you wanted something from God, you made a sacrifice.

God is trying to tell people that’s not the relationship He wants to have with them. As their insert-sacrifice-get-stuff vending machine.

You want to have a real relationship with God? Start with the right foundation for that relationship. Start with mercy. 

Understand that mercy is unearned. Mercy is not about merit. Or who deserves it. Mercy is a gift.

God doesn’t need anything. So if we’re going to give mercy, we’re going to have to give mercy to someone else.

Someone who hasn’t earned it. Someone who doesn’t deserve it.

Otherwise it isn’t mercy.

Here’s the odd thing about mercy. When we give mercy to someone else, we start to see ourselves in them. We see how much we take for granted.

What we think of as ours, as what we deserve? It’s really just God’s mercy poured out on us.

Understanding that we don’t deserve any of it? It’s the only way to lose the vending machine mindset.

And the only sure foundation for a real relationship, with God or anyone else.

Today’s Readings

[mariamichael]

[ehj3]

METAMORPHOSIS IS FUTILE

“My peers, lately, have found companionship through means of intoxication–it makes them sociable. I, however, cannot force myself to use drugs to cheat on my loneliness–it is all that I have–and when the drugs and alcohol dissipate, will be all that my peers have as well.” ― Franz Kafka “What’s happened to me,’ he thought. It was no dream.” ― Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis Over the 4-panel…

[managerapproach]

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[ozzyeelz]

hey I'm normal haha. um. what if u draw some more heavy and medic cuddling haha that would be crazy hahaha.........

HAHA THAT WOULD BE CRAZY….. *hands you these then runs away*

[mabbbish]

they’re so lame

[wyrmwright]

bro he does NOT want to hear you practice your villain monologue