O little town of Bethlehem How still we see thee lie Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by Yet In thy dark streets shineth The Everlasting Light! The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight!

Remove in your good providence all causes and occasions of war; and from your great goodness restore peace among the nations; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Look with compassion on those exposed now to peril, conflict, sickness, and death; comfort the prisoners, relieve the sufferings of the wounded, and show mercy to the dying. Tenderly regard those who abide at home in fear, privation, and sorrow.

O Lord God of infinite mercy, we humbly beg you to look down with pity upon the nations now engaged in war. Don't count against your people their many iniquities, for from the lusts of our own hearts come wars and fightings among us.

Only 308 days until Christmas!

"In fact, Musk’s entire fortune is built on government contracts and subsidies, and he continues to give himself more of those after his hostile government takeover. In a free market, he would have gone bankrupt because very few people want to buy what he is selling."

I see that the.US government continues to traffic illegal drugs. First opium, then heroin. In the 70s and 80s, it was cocaine (we all remember Iran-Contra, right? the CIA dealt in cocaine, to get money to buy surplus govt weapons to supply the Nicaraguan Contras, and to trade to Iran for hostages.

The FBI secretly controlled a staffer at a dark web drug market that did $100 million in sales. The informant allegedly approved the sale of drugs even after warnings they were tainted with fentanyl—including from a vendor whose pills led to a confirmed fatal overdose. www.wired.com/story/an-fbi...

Strong evidence that US democracy has been replaced with a dictatorship.

Foreign scholars studying JD Vance say his views are a web of contradictions, but one thing's absolutely certain: whatever Peter Thiel thinks, he thinks too! www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

"Virginia's Law," introduced in the Senate, would eliminate the statute of limitations for federal sexual abuse cases, removing time limits for civil lawsuits, and would allow a 1-year lookback for those who previously aged out of the limitations period. #ChurchToo baptistnews.com/article/virg...

62 - days since the first tranche of the Epstein files was released. 0 - number of Americans who have faced justice. The wheel spins as it should.

The Epstein emails have forced resignations and consequences for dirtbags across the world—apart from the in the US, the heart of all the darkness. You want to know which country and which political establishment runs the world? There's your answer.

Of course, I have no intention of responding. But this new turn is something all writers should be aware of. Unfortunately, even if the scammers follow through on their threats, Amazon and Goodreads are rarely willing to remove bad reviews. SMDH. 4/

Omg! I been still calling him Prince Charles in my head all this time. I forgot he's now actually King Charles III How funny that incarceration of royals only happens under a King Charles 😂

Fasting alone in the desert Tell of the days that are past How for our sins He was tempted Yet was triumphant at last Tell of the years of His labor Tell of the sorrow He bore He was despised and afflicted Homeless, rejected, and poor

For lo the days are hastening on By prophets seen of old When with the ever-circling years Shall come the time foretold When the whole heaven and earth shall own The Prince of Peace their King And the whole world send back the song Which now the angels sing!

that in tranquility your kingdom may go forward, till the earth is filled with the knowledge of your love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Almighty God, from whom all thoughts of truth and peace proceed: Kindle, we pray, in the hearts of all people the true love of peace, and guide with your pure and peaceable wisdom those who take counsel for the nations of the earth;

Love does no harm to a neighbor; love therefore is the fulfillment of the law. Establishing and approving of power structures over your neighbor harms them. ⓋⒶ☮✝🕊

Only 309 days until Christmas!

There is NO WAY that a blackmail operation this useful was abandoned.

The craziest thing about Epstein is that people just assume all this stopped when he died. Like??? No fam, this shit is still happening. New supplier, same product. Who is running it now is the 10 billion dollar question.

Revised National Parks Webpage Describes Harriet Tubman As Human Trafficker https://theonion.com/revised-national-parks-webpage-describes-harriet-tubman-as-human-trafficker/

The Death Star board room scene is low key the funniest scene in cinematic history. It’s a work meeting with an evil samurai wizard everyone else finds mildly annoying and when his manager tells him to stop killing a coworker with his magicka, he has to listen.

working to be a decent human being is Good and Not Cringe

Abuse isn’t enough, they have to silence kids too: “They threw away all my drawings,” said 15-year-old Cariexis Quintero… . Her mother, displaying a pile of colorful paper scraps, detailed how the guards “stormed into her room looking for drawings and letters” & then “destroyed what they found”

Bodies believed to be migrants wash ashore in Italy after storms #Refugees

Not now, resistant bacteria frozen in ancient underground ice cave!

You non-mask-wearers and anti-handwashers are bout to strike out looking

I am never so popular as just before an exam. So many questions about what words mean. The thrill of sudden curiosity about historical events and concepts.

Governments are not benefactors (Luke 22:25-26).

Love does no harm to a neighbor; love therefore is the fulfillment of the law. Establishing and approving of power structures over your neighbor harms them. ⓋⒶ☮✝🕊

Only 310 days until Christmas.

Eternal God, in whose perfect kingdom no sword is drawn but the sword of righteousness, no strength known but the strength of love: So mightily spread abroad your Spirit, that all peoples may be gathered under the banner of the Prince of Peace; to whom be dominion and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

Fast from expressing demands, disrespectful judgments, and angry outbursts this Lent. Fast from trying to straighten out your neighbor. There is a God. We are not Him.

My general rule of thumb: Exercising discernment in today’s instant-info society means I should be slow to believe a report that contradicts my opinion…but even slower to believe a report that confirms it.

Since declaring war in the Caribbean Sea & Pacific Ocean, US has killed at least 145 people in lethal strikes on boats. These never-ending & interchangeable wars (war on drugs, war on terror, and war on migrants) by US Southern Command no longer even have to specify what org they are targeting!

I'm at Pączki Day. I'm at lunar new year. I'm at the combination lunar new year pączki day celebration

Happy Pączki Day to all who celebrate!

It’s Pączki Day!

HAPPY PACZKI DAY

O ye beneath life's crushing load Whose forms are bending low Who toil along the climbing way With painful steps and slow Look now, for glad and golden hours Come swiftly on the wing Oh rest beside the weary road And hear the angels sing!

O God, the Creator of all, whose Son commanded us to love our enemies: Lead them and us from prejudice to truth; deliver them and us from hatred, cruelty, and revenge; and in your good time enable us all to stand reconciled before you in Jesus Christ; in whose Name we pray. Amen.

SBC redacting names for national security. 👀

Long before the #EpsteinFiles redactions, there were the redactions in Southern Baptists' long-secret list of credibly accused clergy sex abusers. In 2022, under pressure, SBC officials said they would un-redact some names. Still waiting. #ThisistheSBC christabrown.substack.com/p/nothing-go...

Only 311 days until Christmas!

Deeply ashamed to live in a country where tweeting this isn’t instant career suicide

Discipline is teaching. The word means to teach. So my question is not “Do you spank?” It’s “What are you teaching?” Providing tools for emotional regulation is discipline. Creating structure & routines is discipline. Reestablishing clear boundaries is discipline.