Luke 15:7, "There is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who were righteous and haven't strayed away!"
i was thinking about this verse recently and wondering.. how different it would be if people could see just how important they are to God. so important in fact that the Creator of the universe, an everlasting Being, came down Himself to experience death to set us free from Death. if you were the only human needing redemption, He would have gone through it all just for you.
it's up to you to accept or reject this payment on your behalf. there's no way to pay it yourself, you can never be "good enough" to make it to Heaven. He took on your punishment for you and only His sacrifice absolves you from it. if you reject Him, He will honor that decision, and you'll spend eternity separated from Him and all joy, light, and happiness. not because He's cruel, but because all good things stem from the Lord. there is no life without Jesus Christ.
the experience of the man in this comic is actually based on many testimonies i've listened to. people cried out to Jesus, and either saw or felt His love and were changed. don't wait! you have the entirety of Heaven cheering you on, longing for you to join our family. the hole in your heart can only be filled by the Holy Spirit's Presence. don't reject your opportunity to experience God's wonders forever, in a reality far greater than Earth could ever hope to be.
"For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, so that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16)
transcript:
Saint 1: Quick! It's happening!
Man: (sighs)
Demon 1: Things aren't gonna get better, y'know? At least you're not believing in a fairy tale like them.
Demon 2: Reality, not delusion!
Demon 3: Only you can change your life. You're the master of your own destiny!
Man: I've tried everything, but I still feel empty...
Demon 1: Better than being trapped under a bunch of religious rules forever. Is that what you want?
Demon 2: You're worth nothing. You don't deserve any help.
Demon 3: Worthless, worthless~
Man: I'm so sick of this. It's all pointless.. I just want it to stop...
Demon 1: Yes, it's pointless!
Demon 2: Even if you call, no one will answer!
Demon 3: You might as well end it now. There's nothing in your future-
Man: Jesus!
Saint 2: HAH!
Saint 3: Yes!!
Demons (all): NO! No No No No No No No
Man: If you're real, prove it to me! I can't do this. Help me, I need you!
Saint 4: Yeaaaah!
Saint 5: That's right!
Saint 6: I love this part!
Saint 7: WOOOH! YESHUA!
Man: ..Forgive me.
Jesus: (smiles) Welcome home, My son.
Saint 8: He did it!!
Saint 9: Yes!
Saint 10: JESUS!!
Saint 11: Atta boy!
Angel 1: HAH! GOT'M!
Saint 12: Did you see that?!
Saint 13: A new family member!
Angel 2: Hallelujah!
Angel 3: Praise Yah!
Saint 14: Thank You.
Saint 15: I can't wait until he gets here!
Heavenly voices: Our Lord Jehovah! Hallelujah! Praise Yahweh forever! Holy Holy Holy. Yeshua our Savior! Is the Lord God Almighty.
Saint 7: WOOOH! YESHUA!!
God the Father: (smiles)
Man: ...I don't feel empty.
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cain killing abel
Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” And he replied, “I don’t know! Am I my brother’s guardian?” But the Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground! So now you are banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand [...]”
- Genesis 4:9-11 (NET)
miniature from the "wenzelsbibel" ("wenceslas bible"), prague, c. 1389-95
source: Vienna, ÖNB, Cod. 2759, fol. 5v
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Also, I can't believe I have to come to the defense of the fricking Church of England, but people are really whining over the fact that the Archbishop of York said that addressing God as "Father" might be hard for those who have been abused by fathers?
People are making it sound like he suggested we edit the prayer or something, but the fullest quotation I can find from his General Synod address was:
I know the word 'father' can be problematic for those whose experience of earthly fathers has been destructive and abusive, and for all of us who have labored rather too much from an oppressively patriarchal grip on life
Like, oh no....... he has a measure of sympathy for those whose only tangible experience of fatherhood was bad?
Am I missing something?
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Hey- been a while. I just want to ask for prayer rn, I’ve been going through the toughest few months of my life and I feel my relationship with God is not where it should be, it’s super hard staying consistent right now so I need a lot of prayer.
Especially with the Israel vs Palestine situation- being partly Israeli myself it’s been very hard hearing what’s going on both sides. Please pray for my family and all of Israel and for Gaza to be free from Hamas and for those kids to be set free.
I also ask for prayer for my dad’s foot, since it had broken and had torn ligaments. He may need a second surgery soon.
Lastly pray for my mental well being, I have been constantly spiraling into anxiety and had very very bad thoughts lately, I’ve been abandoned by a lot of people recently as well and it feels like my heart has been stabbed a million times over.. I really need help getting back on track with God but I cannot do it alone with how badly I’ve been fighting these battles lately. Everything hurts. I can’t catch a break from anything.. I’m scared and I don’t know what to do with myself.. it feels like I’m going crazy and I can’t even show it to anyone anymore because it feels like I have nobody anymore, the more days I don’t read the Bible the more I slip into sin and I can’t even feel anything anymore. The amount of numbness I feel scares me.. I wanted to be numb from the pain and the bad emotions but the exact opposite happened and I feel like it’s all my fault. I want to get back up. I don’t want to feel like this pathetic 16 year old that is bound to fail at everything. So please if you have time please pray for me. I’m in desperate need of deliverance.
Much love and blessings - Lazari Six Ramirez
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“The way of truth is love. The Logos of God called Himself the way,
and those who travel on this way He presents, purified from every stain, to God the Father.”
~St. Maximos the Confessor
(Art: The Ascension by Giotto Di Bondone, 1305)
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Father God: please help us to delight in your Word and to seek your will in everything we do. In Jesus' name, we pray.
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god creating the world by compass
in a copy of the "bible historiale" by guyart des moulins, paris, c. 1400-1450
source: Genève, Bibl. de Genève, Ms. fr. 1/1, fol. 3r
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The Apparition of Our Lord to Blessed Margaret Mary Alacoque
Through this life of contemplation you [nuns] are the voice of the Church as She ceaselessly praises, thanks, implores, and intercedes for all mankind. Through your prayer, you are co-workers of God, helping the fallen members of His glorious Body rise again […] In this way, you have become an image of Christ who seeks to encounter the Father on the heights.
Pope Francis (Vultum Dei quaerere, §9)
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