Praying Is Not A Way To Get What You Want. Prayer Is The Extension Of Your Soul Into The World And Beyond.

jesus recovering from top surgery

in an alchemical-medical manuscript, germany, 1529

source: Kassel, Universitätsbibliothek, 4° Ms. chem. 82, fol. 25 recto (detail).

there's always a lot of talk about how being gay or trans is a "sin." and a lot of people have reclaimed this, have joked about their "sin," have held it up yourself so it can't be held against you.

but to all of the religious queers, the ones trying to find or create a home in themselves where their identity and their religion don't contradict... i see you. i've been you, i am you, i love you.

your orientation is not a sin.

your gender is not a sin.

you are not sinful or wrong or bad just for being who you are.

your identity does not contradict your religion.

you are beautifully and wonderfully made, just as you are.

you are loved by your creator, just as you are.

nobody can take any of that away from you.

[ please do not tag or censor my use of the word queer. do not derail this post by talking about how much religion sucks. ]

i love this style of christian art, it's so pretty and delightful. by @.paigepayne_creations on instagram!

My sister and Robbie were never able to have the time together they both so longed for, and deserved. And which, ever since, I've… Ever since I've always felt I prevented. So, in the book, I wanted to give Robbie and Cecilia what they lost out on in life. I'd like to think this isn't weakness or evasion, but a final act of kindness. I gave them their happiness.

Atonement (2007) dir. Joe Wright

He has risen yayy

Georg Poppe Joan of Arc burning at the stake

Oil on canvas,  28.3 x 32.4 cm, 1915

When I say I'm religious and christian I say it very tenuously because it's not the kind of christian my parents and my church are and that weird little dichotomy is messing with my perception of it I think. It's also why I don't really like labels or I don't get specific/respond when people ask me if I'm religious. Like yeah I believe in god but also I think the church is really messed up right now and are pushing values that directly go against the god they serve. Is god real to me? Perchance. Do I practice a religion? In a way, not the way my parents want me to, but it exists and it's personal to me. I think that's also why conclave means so much to me, especially when they had the homily about faith being a living thing, and about serving god not the curia. And "the church is what we do next" Fun! But yeah it's why I don't often respond when people ask me if I'm christian

"Why are you supporting X group when you know that they would hate you for being X?" is such an odd take to me. Are you only capable of caring for the people who care for you? Skill issue. Luke 6:32.

fanart of jesus holding a hippo was not on my 2024 bingo card

Arabic Madonna and Child (The Child sleeping in the desert) by Albert Aublet, 1898.

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