"It was pride that changed angels into devils; and it is humility that makes men angels. There never has been, and never can be, and there never shall be any sin without pride.
Man’s maker became man that He, Ruler of the stars, might nurse at His mother’s breast; that the Bread itself might hunger, the Fountain thirst, the Light sleep, the Way be tired on its journey; that Truth might be accused of false witness, that the Teacher be beaten with whips, the Foundation of creation be suspended on the cross; that Strength itself might grow weak; that the Healer might be wounded; and that Life itself might die to live again."
Augustine of Hippo
"Children, let us love one another,
because love is from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love
does not know God,
because God is love. God’s love was revealed to us in this way:
God sent his only-begotten Son into the world
so that we might have life through him. This is what love is:
not that we have loved God,
but that he loved us
and sent his Son as forgiveness for our sins...
God abides in those who believe
that Jesus is the Son of God,
and they abide in God. We have come to know
and to believe in
the love that God has for us. God is love,
and whoever abides in love
abides in God,
and God in him."
1 John 4:7-16
"What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. Do not grieve or complain that you were born in a time when you can no longer see God in the flesh. He did not in fact take this privilege from you. As He says: ‘Whatever you have done to the least of these, you did to me.’
Believe, so that you may understand. You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you."
Augustine of Hippo
Today is the memorial of St. Augustine of Hippo, one of most influential theologians of the early Church.
Nvidia announced a beat on its numbers after the bell, but the futures markets gyrated and the stock moved lower.
Smells like teen spirit.
Stocks moved lower today, with tech leading the tide receding.
Gold and silver were hit with price selling, although gold was able to bounce back a bit more.
The Dollar moved higher.
Wash and rinse. Repeat.
How far removed from reality is the public discourse in the US becoming?
A climate of continuous war is an effective excuse to lead the truth down a blind alley and strangle it, to approving nods of the purported guardians of freedom of speech.
Have a pleasant evening.
