Peace in Christ.

IF The Son of man is lifted up from out of the earth, He will draw all men (those people of the outside world) unto Him. If we lift Him up, then the people around us will come to us because of Him.

Joh 12:32-36 KJV
(32) And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

We lift Him up by keeping His daily sacrifice in our mortal bodies….bearing about the dying of our Lord Jesus in our body so that His life (the Light) is made manifest (shine) in our mortal bodies. 2nd Corinthians 4:11-12 . This is the "death" we must die...dying to the sin by the keeping of His "daily" sacrifice.

(33) This he said, signifying what death he should die.

This lifting up of the Son of man is the “heave” (meaning to lift up) offering that we are suppose to keep.

Mal 3:6-12
(6) For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

Our church fathers have gone away from His ordinances and have not kept them. They (and their followers) keep and serve the church external handwriting of ordinances instead of His inward commandments.

We are to seek His kingdom first. The kingdom of God is within us. It does not come by the observation of external ordinances. His commandments are written upon our hearts and minds and we are to seek to do them in all we do. This is the true “tithe.”

(7) Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?

Will a man “rob”…that is, COVER UP…God?

The Hebrew word for “rob” is “qaba” which means “TO COVER.” We do not shine His glory light to the people of the outside world when we “cover” Him up.

We “cover” Him up (so that He cannot be seen) when we do not seek His kingdom first (the “tithe”) in all we do.

The heave (to lift up) offering is the keeping of the dying of our Lord Jesus in our mortal bodies so that His life is manifest there (to be seen by the people of the outside world.) We then lift up (“heave”) the Son of man. When we do not lift Him up, the people of the outside world cannot “see” Him shine through us.

(8) Will a man rob (COVER) God? Yet ye have robbed (COVERED) me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed (COVERED) thee? In tithes and offerings (that is, HEAVE offerings).

When we cover Him up so that the outside people of the world cannot “see” Him through us, then we are “cursed with a curse” for doing so. We are curse: All nations hate us. They rule over us. They are the head and we are the tail. See Deuteronomy 28:15 – 68 .

We become a byword among them:

And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.

(9) Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed (COVERED) me, even this whole nation.

If we seek first the kingdom of God, then we can truly feed His people with the meat of the Word of Truth.

Then the “windows of heaven” shall be opened….that is, the eyes of the ruling people of the outside world shall then see Him through us and will come to us. Kings shall then "see" Him as their eyes shall be opened.

(10) Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

We (His people) will no longer be despised by the people of the outside nations.

When we manifest the Son…the Holy One…in our mortal flesh to them, kings shall SEE and arise. The “windows of the heaven” …the eyes of the exalted rulers of this world…shall be opened and they will come to us.

Isa 49:7 KJV
(7) Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.

When we lift Him up….

Isa 52:13-15 KJV
(13) Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
(14) As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:

….then the “windows of heaven” shall be opened up as the earthly kings shall SEE.

(15) So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.

The people of the outside world will then come to us. Their kings (the heaven…those who are exalted) shall minister unto us for He shall glorify us then.

Isa 60:5-10 KJV
(5) Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
(6) The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.
(7) All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.
(8) Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
(9) Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
(10) And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.

The people of the outside world shall then “see” Him. They shall see the Light of the Lord God through us. And there shall be no more curse….

Rev 22:3-5 KJV
(3) And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
(4) And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
(5) And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

He shall not destroy the fruits of our “ground”…that is, ADAMAH. The “Adamah” is the people of the outside world.

Mal 3:
(11) And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground (ADAMAH); neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.

Then, all nations shall call us blessed and we (His people) shall be a delightsome earth (land) to them.

(12) And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.

‘An American nightmare’: L.A. hosts first congressional hearing on effect of immigration raids​

• A congressional hearing Monday explored how Trump’s immigration crackdown has harmed L.A. residents, including U.S. citizens who say they were wrongfully detained by ICE agents.
• The Long Beach mayor reported immigration agents have arrested more than 50 residents in the city.
• Lawmakers announced investigations into arrests of U.S. citizens and immigration raids, promising accountability for what one representative called “an American nightmare.”

There was the U.S. citizen who said she no longer feels safe after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer slammed her to the ground in downtown Los Angeles and later accused her of assault ... Prosecutors initially charged Velez with assault on a federal officer, alleging that Velez, who is 4 feet 11 inches, stood in the path of an ICE officer with her arms extended, striking his head and chest when they collided. Soon after, prosecutors dismissed the case.

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Long Beach), announced last month that Congress was opening “a broad investigation” into arrests of U.S. citizens by ICE officers, as well as a separate probe into immigration raids overall.

The Monday hearing was scheduled after leaders of One LA-IAF — a network of faith and community based organizations across L.A. county — met with Bass and called for public hearings in order to document civil rights violations happening in communities.

More than 20 community members shared stories of the everyday impact across L.A.: Of a loved one thrown to the ground by immigration agents at a car wash. Of a father who showed agents his work permit and license, but was still detained as he sold food on the street. Of a student considering dropping out so he can work and not have his father be at risk. Of a parish that decided to close its doors during Sunday Mass to prevent ICE agents from getting inside. Of a Thai victim of sex trafficking — who had received a visa and is pending adjustment of status to permanent legal residency — who had their removal case reopened.

Yarddog said:

It is also taxing the people and giving money to they feel need it. Giving corporations tax money is socialistic, just as medicade, etc.. is.

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No, it's not. That's propaganda and delusion. According to YOU, police are socialist. Fire departments are socialist. Roads are socialist. Has it ever occurred to you that you're an extremist? You are very extremist in your classification of "socialist". Indeed, any enforcement of any law at all would be socialist.

Beliefs clash among students, parents and teachers as the Ten Commandments go up in Texas classrooms​

In Galveston, the school board voted not to post the commandments until the law’s constitutionality is decided in the courts, but then found themselves the target of a state lawsuit.

From second link:

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Galveston, Round Rock and Leander school districts for allegedly not following a new state law requiring schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms while the legislation is challenged in federal court.

“We were hopeful that we could avoid using scarce district resources for litigation when the question will be fully addressed by the Fifth Circuit in an upcoming decision set for hearing in January,” the [Round Rock] district’s statement said, referring to the appeals court considering one of Texas’ Ten Commandments cases. “However, in light of the attorney general’s premature actions, we will be consulting outside legal counsel.”

“America is a Christian nation, and it is imperative that we display the very values and timeless truths that have historically guided the success of our country,” Paxton said in a Friday news release announcing the lawsuit against Galveston ISD. “By refusing to follow the law, Galveston ISD chose to both blatantly ignore the Legislature and also ignore the legal and moral heritage of our nation.”

The lawsuits against the three school districts appear to contradict state attorneys’ arguments defending SB 10. In the first case challenging the law’s constitutionality, they said the law does not pose any threat or harm to families in part because it doesn’t specify what would happen to districts that choose not to comply.

[As noted up thread, two courts have halted implementation of the law in 25 school districts on constitutional grounds.]

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What I will remember most about this series of events is that the longest government shutdown in history was completely unnecessary and accomplished absolutely nothing.

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Just don’t forget who was supposedly in control of both houses of congress, the White House and the supreme court at the time.

Michie said:

A court has ruled that a couple’s lawsuit against a Michigan school district over concealing their daughter’s gender identity change from them can proceed.

Dan and Jennifer Mead filed a complaint against Rockford Public School District officials over its policy of keeping their daughter’s self-declared gender identity a secret from her parents.

United States District Judge Paul Maloney, a George W. Bush appointee, issued an opinion and order last week that partly denied and granted a motion to dismiss the lawsuit.

Maloney wrote that the lawsuit “contains sufficient factual allegations to support a claim for a violation of Plaintiffs’ fundamental rights as parents in the care, custody and control of their child, a right protected by the Fourteenth Amendment.”

Continued below.

Parents’ lawsuit against Michigan school district over hiding daughter's trans identity can proceed: court

A court has ruled that a couple s lawsuit against a Michigan school district over concealing their daughter s gender identity change from them can proceed

www.christianpost.com

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2024 US NATIONAL SURVEY ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF LGBTQ - YOUNG PEOPLE
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65% of transgender and nonbinary young people reported that they have felt discriminated against in the past year due to their gender identity.

50% of LGBTQ+ young people who wanted mental health care in the past year were not able to get it.

39% of LGBTQ+ young people seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year — including 46% of transgender and nonbinary young people. LGBTQ+ youth of color reported higher rates than White peers

28% of transgender and nonbinary young people reported that they have been physically threatened or harmed in the past year due to their gender identity.

More than 1 in 10 (12%) LGBTQ+ young people attempted suicide in the past year.

More than half (54%) of transgender and nonbinary young people found their school to be gender-affirming, and those who did reported lower rates of attempting suicide.

Transgender and nonbinary young people who had access to gender-affirming clothing, gender-neutral bathrooms at school, and had their pronouns respected by the people they live with had lower rates of attempting suicide compared to those who did not.

Most LGBTQ+ young people who attend school (78%) reported having at least one adult at school who is supportive and affirming of their LGBTQ+ identit

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Affirming spaces among transgender and nonbinary young people:​

• Home 38%
• School 54%
• Community Events 26%
• Online 73%
• Work 39%
• Worship 3%

Transgender and nonbinary young people reported lower rates of attempting suicide when all of the people they live with respected their pronouns and/or they had access to a gender-neutral bathroom at school.​

How many of the people you live with respect your pronouns?​

37% None of the people I live with
27% Some of the people I live with
7% All of the people I live wit]]888

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1) The data was based on 18000 LGBTQ and Transgender/nonbinary young people ages 13 to 24!

2) The introduction of unisex washrooms usage of their preferred "pronouns had an impacted on transgender and nonbinary young people¬

3) The data indicates transgender and nonbinary youth find the schools much moire accepting than their families!

4) Fear of Rejection and Lack of Support:
- fear of negative reactions from family members are primary reasons for trans youth to keep their identity secret
- in a 2022 survey, less than fewer 1 in 3 transgender youth described their homes as "gender-affirming," suggesting that the majority is not

5) Timing and Process:
- transgender and nonbinary youth usually share their identity with friends, other relatives, or a trusted teacher first.
= parents will often find out only when their child is ready to tell them.

6) Importance of Safety:
- school staff are sometimes advised not to disclose a student's gender identity to parents who are unaware, out of concern for the student's safety and well-being.
= disclosing a new gender identity without consent may compromise the youth's safety.

7) Positive Outcomes with Acceptance:
- Transgender youth who have supportive families report better mental health outcomes, including lower rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide attempts

8) Demanding that the school inform parents as to whether their child identifies as transgender/nonbinary may have legal support in the courts, but the fact remains that less than 1 in 3 believe that their families are "gender affirming! - young people also have rights starting with their personal safety should their parents not be supportive and/or resort to extreme measures in an effort to reprogram their sexuality!

2024 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People

The Trevor Project's sixth annual U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People provides data to help end LGBTQ youth suicide.

www.thetrevorproject.org

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All are purpose-driven. We all sinned to our death, and shall all fail the Judgment of Law (which only 2/3 angels can pass). Faith and repentance rerpesent the human characterisitc of being correctable. We are all dead under Law, but those correctable may be savable. Correctability serves another purpose, if we are correctable then we can be holy in the end. Holiness serves yet another purpose, when we are holy we can live with the sin-incompatible God in eternity which is Heaven.

We still have a goal when we are sure of being saved, which is to strive for holiness.

Philippians 3:
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

More Americans are getting their power shut off, as unpaid bills pile up​

Misty Pellew’s family lived in the dark for several days this month.

Pellew’s power was shut off Nov. 13 because of $602 in unpaid bills, the latest in a string of financial humiliations that began six months ago after her husband lost his $20-an-hour excavation job in northeastern Pennsylvania. The recent government shutdown dealt another blow, delaying federal funding for programs that helped the family pay for food and utilities.

Although Pellew’s lights were temporarily turned back on last week, they were set to be disconnected again if she didn’t pay another $102. With an overdrawn bank account, she was bracing to be without power again.

In Pennsylvania, where Pellew lives, power shutoffs have risen 21 percent this year, with more than 270,000 households losing electricity, according to state data through October. The average electricity bill in the state, meanwhile, has risen 13 percent from a year ago, as utilities upgrade electric grids to accommodate a burst of new data centers

Overall, Americans are paying 11 percent more for electricity than they were in January, though that number varies widely: Costs have risen 37 percent in Missouri but have fallen in three states by as much as 13 percent, NEADA found.

Nearly 1 in 20 households, or about 14 million Americans, were so behind on utility debt that it was reported to collections agencies or in arrears as of June,

The cost of heating a home this winter is expected to rise 7.6 percent to an average $976 because of rising electricity and natural gas costs, according to estimates from NEADA.

Can't say I'm terribly surprised...

You have kids making millions from other people watching them stream while they play video games.

You have people with monetized youtube channels where they make money off talking about other various interests (some so mundane as "what I eat in a day" and "product unboxing" videos)

I'm actually more surprised that it took this long for prosperity gospel/televangelism to catch up. Typically, they've always been at the front-end of getting hooks into various cash transfer mechanisms.

From Saturday night ALL CAPS SESSION.

johnnypapa said:

Newman Guide adds Catholic elementary, secondary, graduate school sections

www.catholicworldreport.com

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My kids went to a high school that is now on their list. The parish that school is attached to made it on the Reverent Mass site as well. Hoping my kid's primary school also makes the list. It is staffed by the Nashville Dominicans and the parish it is attached to also made the Reverent Mass list a few years back.

A good Catholic education is invaluable, worth sacrificing for. A good parish isn't always ones closest parish, though in my case it was. We have to realize that these things do make a real difference.

Pepperdoodle said:

Exactly!!
Most of the Left leaning like to preach "no one is above the law" and also "we are a nation of law and order".

So then if they believe that, which I think they only believe that when it's a Right leaner in the hot seat...why did the Biden administration break immigration law and encourage and allow Millions to come in illegally, as another example ‍♀️

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Their hypocrisy is obvious.

NxNW said:

I'd feel better if DOGE had done something verifiably good.

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Well they disbanded so there’s that.

Bobthebomb said:

Looks like I am lost.
I have been searching for a while subconsciously, which is how I found my way here.
Tonight was too much, I asked God and Jesus into my life.

Nothing. I feel more alone than ever.

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The Bible never says to ask Jesus into your life. The Bible states to believe in Jesus for Eternal Life, God's free gift.

If you do believe in Jesus for Eternal Life, at the very moment of belief in Jesus, you become a permanent born again child of God.

But you may still feel lonely and still have the problems that you are dealing with. Believing in Jesus for Eternal Life is not a fix all action. Jesus is not all of the sudden going to make your life better or fix all that is going on in your life. So if you want God's free gift of Eternal Life, Jesus is ready a willing to give you this life, just believe in Jesus for life.

The evening news and any other talking head telling me what I should think and believe.

JIMINZ said:

Are you able to demonstrate this particular belief with a Scripture which says as much?

Rom. 10:14
How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?




When a Freely Given Forgiveness has a requirement of Submission residing within it, it is therefore no more Freely Given but a Required Submission before the receiving.


A demonstration of Freely Given.
Eph. 2:8
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

What is "The Way of Salvation"?

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There is absence of passages showing forgiveness is paid for, where it is indeed justice taken by the atonement through all Christ bore for others, and it is applied to those who come to Christ, that they with repentant faith are restored to God. It being with real repentance, there is forgiveness for them.

1Co_7:9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

The "burning" that is referred to here is the natural sexual arousal that occurs with men as well as other male animals. In addition to this physiological element, there is the intensity of youthful romance that after marriage decreases in intensity. Most widows and widowers have familiarity with the more settled aspects of a relationship. It is rare to have a relationship end so early.

You might want to be open to the possibility of a future relationship. Our society is rapidly rejecting Christ. This makes the possibility of meeting someone else a little more difficult. However, even intense grief tends to diminish over time.

I know what a hallucination is and I can categorically state the business of my father was NOT a hallucination.

I think we can both leave it at that.

Homily Wednesday, November 26 2025

34th OT



Dan 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28

When people stray from God's love, they draw closer to evil. And the more people who join in, the more excesses there are.



Every day, if possible, let us return to God's love, let us rediscover joy within ourselves. And let us improve the plan of our existence.



Luke 21:12-19

Jesus says, "You will be hated by all because of my name."



In our time, we could say that people who have strayed from God's Love are harming themselves, and this will harm others, and to us.



It is necessary to entrust these people and their difficulties to the Lord.



Then we say: Thank you, Lord, for your Love that passes through my heart, into the hearts of my family, my friends, and humanity.



We have just freed ourselves, and this frees these people, and humanity.



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Novena for the Holy Souls Day 4 11/25/25

My God! because Thou art infinite goodness, I am sorry with my whole heart for having offended Thee. I promise to die rather than ever offend Thee more. Give me holy perseverance; have pity on me, and have pity on those holy souls that burn in the cleansing fire and love Thee with all their hearts. O Mary, Mother of God, assist them by thy powerful prayers.

Say one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and the Prayer to Our Suffering Saviour for the Holy Souls in Purgatory below.

Prayer to Our Suffering Saviour for the Holy Souls in Purgatory

O most sweet Jesus, through the bloody sweat which Thou didst suffer in the Garden of Gethsemani, have mercy on these Blessed Souls. Have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer during Thy most cruel scourging, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in Thy most painful crowning with thorns, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in carrying Thy cross to Calvary, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer during Thy most cruel Crucifixion, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the pains which Thou didst suffer in Thy most bitter agony on the Cross, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

O most sweet Jesus, through the immense pain which Thou didst suffer in breathing forth Thy Blessed Soul, have mercy on them. R. Have mercy on them, O Lord.

(Recommend yourself to the Souls in Purgatory and mention your intentions here)

Blessed Souls, I have prayed for thee; I entreat thee, who are so dear to God, and who are secure of never losing Him, to pray for me a miserable sinner, who is in danger of being damned, and of losing God forever. Amen.

Day 8... 11/25/25

O Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of Our Lord Jesus and our Mother, penetrated with the most lively confidence in your all-powerful and never-failing intercession, manifested so often through the Miraculous Medal, we your loving and trustful children implore you to obtain for us the graces and favors we ask during this Novena, if they be beneficial to our immortal souls, and the souls for whom we pray.

(Privately form your petitions here.)

You know, O Mary, how often our souls have been the sanctuaries of your Son who hates iniquity. Obtain for us, then, a deep hatred of sin and that purity of heart, which will attach us to God alone so that our every thought word and deed may tend to his greater glory. Obtain for us also a spirit of prayer and self-denial, that we may recover by penance what we have lost by sin, and at length attain to that blessed abode where you are the Queen of angels and of men. Amen.

stevevw said:

Wow I could imagine how clear the skies would be in NZ. I lived in England for a while and remember the twilight from the northern lights of the Aurora Borealis.

Thankyou, I did not realise that Chat-GPT could also do that. But of course as I heard someone mentioning that they could make a Hollywood block buster but feeding Ai all the requirements.

I was actually Thinking of the new music software thats out. From what I understand it will do something similar. But also has a range of virtual instruments. I think it can also transcribe humming or playing a tune into music script and a lot more.

I use to have a home studio and played around with the software adding effects and enhancements. But I liked the simple and raw sound of a good clear acoustic guitar and voice with little effects.

I was thinking about the song and I actually had written chords. I just never completed the song. But you have inspired me to finish it. I have a tendency to start a song and never finish it lol.

I think it is good that people can share ideas and this helps inspire and also add advice and perspectives which help the creative process.

Now I keep thinking about your cathedral without walls and seeing the milky way and shooting stars like its a show lol. Theres got to be a poem, painting or song in that.

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Steve, here’s a tiny Chat-GPT starter:
Paste:
“Chords Em-C-G-D, line ‘cathedral without walls’, key Em, 6/8, mellow. Give me 1 verse + 1 chorus structure and a soft pad suggestion.”
Grab what sparks, rewrite till it breathes your night-sky, then play it when you’re ready—no deadlines, no demos required. All the best and God bless.