In the end, spending time with Jesus in prayer should be like a conversation with Him – just as if you were spending time with a good friend. Speak to Jesus from your heart and then listen. You're likely not going to hear anything with your ears. Instead, “hearing” results in an increase in understanding, acceptance, and willingness to follow God's path for your life. Your prayer should bring you a peacefulness about the path forward.

going through your side b tag because, like learning about queer christians experiences and perspectives that differ from mine¹ and um...... do.... do sisters actually have romantic feelings towards Jesus? what???? I thought "bride of Christ" was just like... a metaphor that meant 'Jesus is my hubby lol 🤪' now granted I've never met someone in a religious order beyond a polite hello when walking in opposite direction on the street ² and this news has my flabbers gasted. i'm not a lesbian, but i am queer and i have never felt any sort of romantic/sexual attraction to any religious figure, let alone Jesus! my brain just... can't compute.

Me: (grousing) Where do priests get off pretending like they understand the struggles of motherhood. Have THEY recently gone to work on less than five hours of sleep? Have THEY ever had a baby scream at them for six hours? Do THEY get pregnant and spend nine months vomiting and struggling to sleep and then have to push a baby out of them or get surgery? Psh their vocation is so easy, oh nooo they can't have sex big whoop call me when you have a real problem.

“I used to go shopping in the street market with Nona and Mama, and of all the stalls there, the one that most fascinated me was that of the butcher, with his white apron knotted behind his back and a sharp knife in the large pocket over his stomach, like that of a kangaroo, into which he slipped the money. It was a spectacle to see him chopping the meat into pieces, with fast and accurate cuts, and he also seemed to be earning good money. If anyone asked me at that time what I wanted to be when I grew up, I'd say: "A butcher!" As we grow up, vocations become clearer.”