Anyone who has been on the Internet- especially websites like Reddit, 9GAG, Facebook, or the like where people commonly post memes- has seen the phrase “every day we stray further from God’s light”. In most cases it is used in referenced to vulgar behavior.
If you need an expression to use to refer to how cringey or weird something that someone has said is, you may reply to them with, “every day we stray further from God’s light”. This post unpacks the meaning and origin of this expression.
Meaning
The phrase “every day we stray further from god’s light” is a faux-biblical expression that is used as a response to someone who has said or posted something weird or cringey on the Internet.
It is used to convey an emotion of complete astonishment or disbelief that they were bold enough to post something like that.
The meaning of the phrase is mainly that people are behaving in a ungodly or uncouth manner. More information (an example usage of the phrase) can be found in the video (here).
Example Usage
“I can’t believe she posted those things on Facebook yesterday. Every day we stray further from God’s light”.
“Why is Mike posting such cringey stuff on his Reddit? Every day we stray further from God’s light”.
“Kathy posted a weird photo of a cat in a bikini on her Instagram earlier. Every day we stray further from God’s light”.
Origin
The first recorded usage of the phrase “every day we stray further from God’s light” online was in 2015 on a website called Imgur, which is a site used for sharing photos similar to Reddit or Facebook. It is believed this phrase was created as a response to the massive marketing campaign that movie production company Universal Pictures released to promote their new movie, Minions.
The phrase was most commonly associated with memes and photos that had minions in them, but either dressed strangly or doing something you would not expect an innocent minion to do. For example, the first post on Imgur that used “every day we stray further from God’s light” had to do with a picture of a minion talking about different breast sizes. Since then, the phrase has grown in popularity to refer to anything that is cringey or weird on the Internet.
Phrases Similar to Every day We Stray Further From God’s Light
- Where is your God now?
- I don’t want to live on this planet anymore.
- That’s cringey/weird/gross/etc.
Phrases Opposite to Every day We Stray Further From God’s Light
- That’s cool!
- I love that!
- That’s amazing!
What is the Correct Saying?
- “Every day we stray further from God’s light” is, in itself, the full and correct saying of the phrase.
Ways People May Incorrectly Say Every day We Stray Further From God’s Light
This phrase is only mainly used to refer to something that is cringey or weird. In that sense, the only way to use this phrase incorrectly would be if you were to use it to try to refer to something that is not cringey or weird. Some ways that “every day we stray further from God’s light” is used incorrectly are:
- That post was really cool! Every day we stray further from God’s light.
- I loved that picture Kathy shared yesterday. Every day we stray further from God’s light.
- My best friend gave me the best gift the other day! Every day we stray further from God’s light.
- Did you see that dog in a bowtie? Every day we stray further from God’s light.
Acceptable Ways to Phrase Every Day We Stray Further From God’s Light
- Did you see Rebecca posted that weird picture yesterday? Every day we stray further from God’s light.
- I hated seeing that cringey picture of a Minion with a bra on. Every day we stray further from God’s light.
- Every day we stray further from God’s light. Charlie’s mom shared a photo of a monkey in a bikini on Facebook earlier.