(greeting someone u care for deeply) well well well…. look who crawled out of the primordial FILTH
“My thesis is that at many levels of human interaction there is the opportunity to conflate discomfort with threat, to mistake internal anxiety for exterior danger, and in turn to escalate rather than resolve.” (from Conflict Is Not Abuse by Sarah Schulman. highly recommend it if you’re interested in having better dialogues and feeling less defensive in your life)
the show (going out to get groceries. making myself a nice dinner. showering and opening the windows. being kind to myself in everything i do) Must go on
Right now
Sometimes the haters get it right.
Today’s Gospel is the story of Zacchaeus. An admitted extortionist, and a successful one.
But also, someone who wants to see Jesus. So badly that he’s willing to embarrass himself by climbing a tree. Just to get a glimpse.
Jesus’ response to Zacchaeus? “Today I must stay at your house.”
Of course, the people who hate Jesus have to say something. And they do – “He has gone to stay at the house of a sinner.”
Sometimes the haters get it right.
Let’s be clear, Zacchaeus isn’t just a morally questionable person who’s extorting other people for his own profit.
He’s a sell out to the foreign power that’s occupying his homeland. He’s helping Rome collect taxes. So that the Jewish people can pay for the cost of the foreign army that’s keeping them in line.
Zacchaeus is getting paid to do that. Then making it worse by overcharging people. And keeping the extra for himself.
Sometimes the haters get it right. But not in the way they think.
Because Jesus doesn’t wait for Zacchaeus to fix everything. Jesus doesn’t wait for Zacchaeus to become a good person (whatever that means) or to clean up the mess of his life.
Jesus responds to Zacchaeus by meeting him where he is. Right in the middle of his train wreck of a life. Right now.
Which, as Jesus explains, is the whole point, “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost.” Which means what?
That God isn’t side eyeing you, saying “come see me when you’ve got it all sorted out.” God isn’t waiting for you to become a good person (whatever that means) or to clean up the mess of your life.
God isn’t looking for perfection.
What is God looking for?
God is looking for you.
Just as you are. Right now.
im crying.
Can anyone tell me if the Unabomber was problematic
The fact that pre-Unabomber Kaczynski was a once-in-a-generation mathematical genius means that citing his research can be a tad awkward unless you just roll with it, which has resulted in the greatest footnote ever written.
I appreciate the efforts of everyone sincerely explaining to me why the unabomber is problematic but truly the only people who deserve any of my attention are the above commenters and this person in the notes
grateful is a good attitude
I know it’s on purpose but still every dead choreographer is spinning in their grave
this is so brilliant but how many times did they just crash and send each other ass over teakettle during rehearsal
