so. after a tough last night:

matthew 10 says in verse 30ish that i am worth more than many sparrows. which i suppose is comforting, although methinks the context was in Christ telling His disciples not to be afraid as they suffered flogging, betrayal and hatred for the gospel. so i shouldn't really read this verse as a let-me-feel-nice-and-happy-now-that-i-know-God-loves-me and feel real good about myself kind of thing. idk; i may be a BP but i'm not the one forever denouncing wall plaques with verses taken out of context. that's my fire and brimstone TL. in any case.

was also reminded of the collectivism perspective which is what our catholic church ought to be; the ridiculous overemphasis at the individual has been going on for too long now (i ought to borrow dennis' protestant history text sometime and look it up) and hearing the youths focus on their self-pitying lives and the events of each others' is an awful trend that must stop. can we hear that from someone sometime, please. the truth in love, of course.

finally, let me try this out:

-pause-

sigh okay fail. here's the link instead: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_VknTKQQhw
a three year old sings of the power of the blood, with so much gusto i love her. :)