#unceasing

In the First Epistle of Saint Paul to the Thessalonians, it is written: "Pray without ceasing!"

The Holy Fathers, interpreting these words, say that "to pray without ceasing" means to continuously call upon the holy name of the Lord. This is even more clearly seen in the Epistle to the Philippians, where Saint Paul writes: "that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."

Saint John of Karpathos says that when we recite the Jesus Prayer (that is: "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner"), with each invocation of His Holy Name, the Lord secretly replies to us: "Son, your sins are forgiven!"

And Saint John Chrysostom says that no matter how sinful we may be, this prayer cleanses us when we say it with a sincere heart. There is no other weapon more powerful in heaven and on earth than the Holy Invocation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

When we say: "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me!", through these words we confess all the mysteries of our faith, for (as some of the Holy Fathers say) these words contain the entire Gospel in brief.

These are the five words mentioned by Saint Paul in his Epistle to the Corinthians, where he says: "I would rather speak five words with my mind than ten thousand words with my tongue." For this reason, the Jesus Prayer is also called the Prayer of the Mind.

And when we also recite the other words of the Jesus Prayer (that is, "have mercy on me, a sinner!"), we confess our unworthiness and lowliness, asking for mercy from the Lord, for if we have His mercy, then we have all good things.

bohot kuch pane ki chah main

nikla tha ghar se

manzilo ki khabar thi

par anjaan tha safar se

kuch apne peeche choot gaye

toh kuch badal se

saath unke chalte chalte

mukammal kuch sapne huwe

ek tarha se jeene ka tareekha

badal ne laga

beeta waqt zehen main toh tha

par soch main nahi

phir dheere dheere tootte sapne ne

bata diya

ki raasta kuch aur hain

aur muhje jana kahin aur hain

main hakikat ke kareeb tha

par khwaabon ke nahi

jo sukoon uski yaadon main tha

wo khayalon main nahi

wo sukoon kho gaya

khair jo samjha, jo jana, jo kiya

kya galat, kya sahi

kaha nahi kisi ne

phir jana hoga uski yaad main

jhoot ki fariyaad jeene

hakikat ki talaash main

phir nikla hu ghar se

manzil ka toh pata nahi

puch lunga apne dil se

aaj phir todiya

usne sheesha ye dil ka

ummeed aur khwaab ka pata nahi

vitality

unceasing

there are times when it may seem hopeless when all things seem to collapse and the center cannot hold and things fall apart

But I assure you, it is not as bad as it seems. The world is unceasing in its movement. There is nothing stopping it from moving closer to Globular Cluster M13 in Hercules. This endpoint was fixed the moment the arc began and you cannot stop it and I cannot stop it and no motherfucking fascist on this godforsaken Earth can stop it.

Tell me, friend: Do you hear the metronome? The steady click of the gears, turning and turning in perfect synchronicity? Do you hear the clockwork of the world? Keeping time, all time, forever? Can you hear the choir of the ancients? Do you hear the people sing? Are you ready to join them? Are you ready to sing, and sing loud?

Listen: The God of Justice, Mercy, and Forward Momentum has awoken. He's in the other room. He's stretching his arms. He's swinging his feet over the bed. He's feeling the carpet between his toes. He breathes in. The air is cool and sweet.