A Step at a Time

School ended. Finally, some free time to refocus on my interests that have been pushed aside for school. I decided to take a look at my blog and get ready with some new posts - maybe think up some fresh new content, right? Ew. The blog had a serious antique early 2000's vibe going on. I cringed when I opened it up. What can I say? When I was younger I enjoyed the antique look and thought it was mature at the time. Now, I'm in a new season of my life. I see the world differently, and it's time for a fresh start. I'm not the same person. I can express my thoughts, feelings, and aspirations a lot better now than when I was fifteen. I have a better grasp of my beliefs and convictions. I have different friends, people who are willing to stretch me in painful, yet necessary ways. Now, I'm not afraid to reveal myself as I truly am. Before, I didn't want to show myself as I am; I wanted to convey that I was completely mature without a hint of silliness. I wante...

"Unity added to infinity does not increase it at all, any more than a foot added to an infinite measurement: the finite is annihilated in the presence of the infinite and becomes pure nothingness. So it is with our mind before God, with our justice before divine justice. There is not so great a disproportion between our justice and God's as between unity and infinity. God's justice must be as vast as his mercy. Now his justice towards the damned is less vast and ought to be less startling to us than his mercy towards the elect." Blaise Pascal's Pens ées