Are there any who are devout lovers of God? Let them enjoy this beautiful bright festival!
Are there any who are grateful servants? Let them rejoice and enter into the joy of their Lord!
Are there any weary with fasting? Let them now receive their wages!
If any have toiled from the first hour, let them receive their due reward; If any have come after the third hour, let him with gratitude join in the Feast! And he that arrived after the sixth hour, let him not doubt; for he too shall sustain no loss. And if any delayed until the ninth hour, let him not hesitate; but let him come too. And he who arrived only at the eleventh hour, let him not be afraid by reason of his delay. For the Lord is gracious and receives the last even as the first. He gives rest to him that comes at the eleventh hour, as well as to him that toiled from the first.
To this one He gives, and upon another He bestows. He accepts the works as He greets the endeavor. The deed He honors and the intention He commends. Let us all enter into the joy of the Lord!
First and last alike receive your reward; rich and poor, rejoice together! Sober and slothful, celebrate the day! You that have kept the fast, and you that have not, rejoice today for the Table is richly laden!
Feast royally on it, the calf is a fatted one. Let no one go away hungry. Partake, all, of the cup of faith. Enjoy all the riches of His goodness!
Let no one grieve at his poverty, for the universal kingdom has been revealed.
Let no one mourn that he has fallen again and again; for forgiveness has risen from the grave.
Let no one fear death, for the Death of our Savior has set us free. He has destroyed it by enduring it. He destroyed Hell when He descended into it. He put it into an uproar even as it tasted of His flesh.
Isaiah foretold this when he said, “You, O Hell, have been troubled by encountering Him below.” Hell was in an uproar because it was done away with. It was in an uproar because it is mocked. It was in an uproar, for it is destroyed. It is in an uproar, for it is annihilated. It is in an uproar, for it is now made captive.
Hell took a body, and discovered God. It took earth, and encountered Heaven. It took what it saw, and was overcome by what it did not see.
O death, where is thy sting? O Hell, where is thy victory?
Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated! Christ is Risen, and the evil ones are cast down! Christ is Risen, and the angels rejoice! Christ is Risen, and life is liberated!
Christ is Risen, and the tomb is emptied of its dead; for Christ having risen from the dead, is become the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
When it’s storming outside, how comforting a good book is ?
She needed a full library to feel in control : she could choose the lives she wanted to live, she could escape, for a moment, this overwhelming reality. To her, these books felt like windows opened to countless possibilities, and she would take days to explore them. Why would she take a step outside when this haven was all she needed ?
Here is my contribution to the new issue of the Sink-Fanzine, “Library” !
Follow the link to listen to sample tracks from my album, “Paths of Grace,” and to find many popular stations where you can stream these comforting songs~ Blessings!
As a child, I had a recurring dream that I was in the Holocaust. Twenty-five years later, much of it is hazy, except for the intense fear of trying to escape from pursuers who considered it a crime to be Jewish. I wondered if this was a common thing. “Do you think most Jews have ‘the Holocaust nightmare?’” I asked my husband the other night.
“Dunno,” he said, “I never did.”
“Oh,” I responded. “I guess it was just me.”
“My nightmares were about the Spanish Inquisition,” he interjected.
We both burst out laughing. (Laughter is the best medicine.)
Although I’m feeling more and more unease as I witness the rise of anti-Semitism around the world, there is something else I find myself feeling: comfort. Believe me, I too am baffled and even embarrassed by this emotion. Then again, maybe it’s not so hard to understand.
I felt like trying something different for poses. I have a few ideas for toddler/pet pose packs, and this adorable idea came to me…It’s inspired by this sweet old postcard of all things. Animals just seem to make most things better. I used some photo references for the ‘bow / lying poses.
NOTES . Includes 13 poses. These are in-game poses to be used with Andrew’s Pose Player. Each pose pair is labelled clearly on the pose player. . This pose pack is for larger dog breeds. . May cause some clipping depending on clothes worn and / or the type of dog. I tested with 4 different breeds of different shapes and I didn’t find many issues myself. . Placement of the 2 teleporters is detailed in the image. . F1 has 2 different variations, a ‘hand on head’ variation for the longer-eared canine friendos. On the other side, the F1 pose toddler has the other hand on the side of the dog’s face.
ISSUES . As seen on the above F1 pose, There’s some clipping on the head with dogs with upright ears.
TERMS OF USE (pose ToUs are here) . DO NOT re-upload the package files to any other site/file-hosting service . DO NOT put behind a paywall or AdFly . DO NOT steal any part of this work or claim it as your own.
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