“Then when G-d asks [Cain], ‘Where is your brother Abel?’ he arrogantly responds, ‘I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?’ In essence, the entire Bible is written as an affirmative response to this question.”
— Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, Jewish Literacy (via ourwakingsoules)
Latest obsession: pocket shrine/altars
"we live in an uncaring universe"
false. i care very deeply. am i not a part of this infinite universe?
"In a tight-knit community, such as the early Christian community was: a community where people called each other "brother" and "sister" -it would be expected that one would find more examples of informal communism than one would expect in the wider society. In a sense we could say that the early Christian community was formed as a fictive kin group; and generally speaking, communism is the natural relationship among people who consider each other to be kin."
Roman A. Montero | All Things in Common; Economic Practices of the Early Christians
My current icon is that of the Theotokos as the Softener of Evil Hearts. May she bless your dash and help soften even the hardest of hearts.
20s. all pronouns. religious sideblog. greek orthodox. just a place to reblog stuff so as to not annoy my followers on my main @fluxofdaydreams
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