Benji

[Dr. Ezzideen @ezzingaza]

There are moments in Gaza when suffering becomes so ordinary that people stop asking for solutions.

They begin asking only for the smallest relief. A little less pain.

A child who sleeps through the night.

When I entered the clinic that morning, I noticed a young woman carrying a baby so small that I could not tell whether the child was a newborn or simply made tiny by hardship.

When her turn came, she gently placed the baby on my desk and said:

“I want any cream you have.” Any cream. Not a specific medicine. Not a particular treatment.

Just anything.

She uncovered the baby and showed me the severe rash covering much of the child’s fragile skin.

“I treat the baby with whatever free creams I can find in clinics,” she explained.

“Anything helps.”

As she spoke, I noticed something else. The baby was not wearing a diaper. Only pieces of cloth.

I asked why.

“I can’t afford diapers,” she replied calmly. “I wash these and use them again.”

Then she added that they were living in a tent and that her husband had suffered a serious foot injury and was unable to work.

“I’m not asking for much,” she said.

“I only want a cream.”

But what caught my attention most was not the rash.

It was the malnutrition.

The baby was severely underweight. The kind of malnutrition that is visible before any examination even begins.

So I asked the mother whether she had noticed.

She nodded. “Yes, I know.”

Then she said something I cannot forget: “When the baby gets older, things will get better.”

Not because she truly believed it.

But because hope was cheaper than treatment.

And treatment was something she could no longer afford. That was the moment that broke me.

Not the tent. Not the poverty. Not even the illness.

But the fact that this mother had lowered her expectations so much that she no longer dreamed of proper medical care, diapers, or adequate nutrition.

She came asking for the smallest thing she could imagine. A tube of cream.

Any cream.

Something that might make the baby hurt a little less.

The baby could not have been more than five months old.

Too young to understand war. Too young to understand poverty. Yet already carrying both on that tiny body.

There is something profoundly cruel about a world in which a mother’s greatest hope for her child is no longer a better future.

Only a little less suffering tonight.

#WoundedGaza

[Bosnian Football @BosniaNTBall]

THIS IS GOING DOWN IN HISTORY! #FIFAWorldCup #CANBIH 🇨🇦🇧🇦

[Bosnian Football @BosniaNTBall]

I’m not crying, you are crying!🥹🥲 #FIFAWorldCup #CANBIH🇨🇦🇧🇦 🎥: N1TV

[TheOrthodoxWay @_theorthodoxway]

“The logical mind hinders the Grace of God and miracles.”
- St. Paisios of Mount Athos

[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

🇧🇦 Bosnia have released an official World Cup song and it's an absolute BANGER. 💙💛

🎵 "I AM FROM BOSNIA, TAKE ME TO AMERICA."

[Daniel Mayakovski @DaniMayakovski]

En Chipre, en el aeropuerto internacional de Ercan, un colono sionista de "Israel", de 24 años, fue pillado con 4 embriones humanos escondidos en su maleta y fue arrestado por tráfico ilegal de tejido humano.

El traficante se dirigía a México, los embriones fueron tomados de una clínica ilegal y nadie sabe de dónde salieron ni quién era el destinatario.

En todos los asuntos turbios, siempre está metido el sionismo, ¿que les pasa a esta gente en la cabeza?

[Night Sky Today @NightSkyToday]

NEWS🚨: Honey Bee venom can destroy 100% of Breast Cancer Cells in less than 60 minutes.

[new name ☦️ @human4christ]

“One who has pride within himself is spiritually ill. He may appear outwardly strong, learned, or virtuous, but inwardly he is tormented, because grace does not dwell in him. God does not reveal Himself to the proud man, because pride is darkness. The proud man wants to understand everything with his mind, but the things of God are known through humility and purity of heart.

When a person acquires humility, then divine illumination comes naturally. He no longer struggles to prove himself right, to conquer others in arguments, or to force his opinions onto people. He has peace. The humble man even sees his own faults as greater than those of others, and because of this, he receives great mercy from God.

Today people are filled with anxiety because they have distanced themselves from the simple spiritual life. They rely only on logic, on worldly knowledge, on their ego. But peace is not found there. Peace comes when a person cuts off his own will, repents sincerely, prays with pain of heart, and entrusts himself to God.

We must struggle with good spiritual philotimo. Christ does not ask from us impossible things. He asks for humility, repentance, love, patience, and trust in Him. Even a small humble effort attracts divine Grace. But the ego blocks Grace, just as a wire covered in rust cannot conduct electricity.

Do not seek lofty spiritual states. Seek repentance. Repentance brings humility, humility brings Grace, and Grace brings God’s peace into the soul. Then a person becomes spiritually healthy and quietly radiates Christ to others without even speaking much.”

— Saint Paisios of Mount Athos

[Emin Gradaščević @GradascevicEmin]

Bosna ide na Svjetsko prvenstvo, a Dubioza kolektiv je upravo dolila ulje na vatru! 🔥
"Ćevap je sa lukom, a burek je bez sira,
I am from Bosnia sada svugdje svira.
Igraj Bosno kao nikad dosad,
a ono protiv Nigerije nije bio ofsajd…"
Nakon istorijskog plasmana Zmajeva na Mundijal u SAD-u, Kanadi i Meksiku, Dubiozina kultna "U.S.A." je postala globalni navijački refren, a sada je dobila i novu, bosansku strofu koja se već ori širom zemlje i dijaspore. Premijerno izvedena u emisiji "Konačno petak", skraćena verzija hita donijela je stihove koji su u sekundi postali navijačka himna... Bosna se smije, pjeva, putuje i vjeruje. Ovo je generacija koja ide na Mundijal noseći svoj ritam sa sobom. Vidimo se u Americi. Zmajevi, samo jako. 🇧🇦🔥

[Benji @benjithekindone]

@Fragbaza And what if it is the own family? How to react?
I see the message but its hard and leads emotional confusement.. its hard men , i dont wish this situation for anybody

[GBX @GBX_Press]

WATCH: Palestinian father holds the head
of his child that no longer has a body.
Israel beheads children and you keep scrolling.

[mrredpillz jokaqarmy @JOKAQARMY1]

It wasn't a happy day for alot of people

[Dike Clinton Chisom @DikenaClinton]

The level of excitement this baby gets seeing his auntie come on FaceTime from long distance is everything .🥹❤️😇

[AmericanPapaBear™ @AmericaPapaBear]

This is the most MIRACULOUS story I have ever heard.

James Drain was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and deemed legally blind. He lost nearly all function in his legs.

In his darkest hour he turned to God and what happened at his baptism is nothing short of a miracle.

When he rose up from the water, he could see again!

And the fact that it was captured on video gives me chills.

I asked earlier today about if you guys believe in miracles.

THIS IS PROOF.

[Fr. Michael Lillie @FrLillie]

If your marriage is like this, your perfection will rival the holiest of monks.

“Never speak to your wife in a mundane way but with compliments, with respect and with much love. Tell her that you love her more than your own life, because this present life is nothing, and that your only hope is that the two of you pass through this life in such a way that in the world to come, you will be united in perfect love.

Say to her, ‘Our time here is brief and fleeting, but if we are pleasing to God, we can exchange this life for the Kingdom to come. Then we will be perfectly one both with Christ and with each other, and our pleasure will know no bounds. I value your love above all things, and nothing would be so bitter or painful to me as our being at odds with each other. Even if I lose everything, any affliction is tolerable if you will be true to me.’

Show her that you value her company, and prefer being at home to being out at the marketplace. Esteem her in the presence of your friends and children. Praise and show admiration for her good acts; and if she ever does anything foolish, advise her patiently. Pray together at home and go to Church; when you come back home, let each ask the other the meaning of the readings and the prayers. If your marriage is like this, your perfection will rival the holiest of monks.”

St John Chrysostom

[Bosnian Football @BosniaNTBall]

EDIN DZEKO— Won the championship in Wolfsburg.
— Won the championship in Manchester City.
— Won the Coppa Italia championship twice and also Supercoppa Italiana titles twice in Inter.
— Was selected as footballer of the year in Roma, Manchester City, and Wolfsburg.
— Became the top scorer in Serie A, Bundesliga, Europa League, and EFL Cup.
— Led Bosnia and Herzegovina to 2 World Cups.
— Promoted to the Bundesliga with Schalke 04.

[That Trad Gal @thattradgal]

Are trials, tribulations, and tests sent by Satan or by God?

[Fr. Daniel☦️ @Fragbaza]

Overcoming Temptation

Many argue that self-gratification is a necessary way for single people to relieve tension. However, we should look to the experience of the monastic tradition, where such “tension” eventually fades away through spiritual discipline.

The Church’s approach to fighting this sin is based on the principle of “opposite action.” The primary danger is that the more one indulges, the more the desire grows. To combat this, the Church recommends fasting—specifically reducing rich foods—and physical labour or worship as a healthy outlet for physical energy.

Most importantly, one must “cut off” thoughts rather than arguing with them. When seductive images appear, it is necessary to immediately switch your focus to other productive desires.

Furthermore, let us remember that the word “sin” (hamartia-ἁμαρτία) literally means “to miss the mark.” Why is choosing self-gratification considered a mistake? Because it is a choice to accept an incomplete life.

Such a person is not a monk, as they have not taken monastic vows, yet they are not building a full marital relationship either. This middle ground is tragic because marital intimacy is meant to be more than just physical; it is a deep, internal union of two souls.

When a person limits themselves to the mere stimulation of their own body, their soul is deprived of the profound connection it was created to receive through a full and healthy sexual union.

This is why the Church has always maintained that perverting the natural order of intimacy is a damaging and limiting practice. It is not out of a desire to deprive people of pleasure, but out of a desire to turn their gaze toward a “fullness of life.” The Holy Fathers spoke of this error as a “mistake” because it keeps a person from reaching their true potential.

Therefore, those struggling with these habits should consider what they are trying to replace with this “surrogate” pleasure. Instead of wasting energy on a worthless practice, they should direct that energy toward building a truly fulfilling life, including within the realm of healthy human relationships.

[🦊The SLY Silver Fox 2.0🦊 @FreedomHasWon]

This guy, an atheist and attorney set out to prove no Resurrection happened.
The evidence is overwhelming.