Nothing Escapes the Father’s Care

Photo of a baby snail on pink azaleas with the Shalom Snail couplet printed beneath.
“Nothing Escapes the Father’s Care”
A reflection on Matthew 10:29-31
Saturday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 10:29-31

Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s knowledge.… Read the rest

Do Not Worry About How You Are to Speak

Photo of two snails on a hydrangea speaking the Shalom Snail couplet.
“Do Not Worry About How You Are to Speak”
Matthew 10:17-20 “in a snailshell”
Friday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 10:17-20

But beware of people, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans.… Read the rest

Neither Gold Nor Silver

Photo of two snails on a hydrangea speaking the poetic couplet of the day.
“Neither Gold Nor Silver”
A reflection on Matthew 10:7-10
Thursday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 10:7-10

As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons.… Read the rest

Lost Sheep Hospital

Photo of a snail among creeping phlox with text overlay of the reflection on Matthew 10:1-7, "Though the whole world was a lost sheep hospital, / The Twelve went first to the house of Israel."
“Lost Sheep Hospital”
A reflection on Matthew 10:1-7
Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 10:1-7

Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness.… Read the rest

Mangled Sheep

Photo of snail and hydrangea speaking the couplet reflectin on Matthew 9:36, "Christ sought the discarded and disfigured. / For they were like sheep without a shepherd."
“Mangled Sheep”
A reflection on Matthew 9:36
Tuesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 9:35-38

Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness.… Read the rest

The Girl is Not Dead But Sleeping

Photo of snail amid irises with text overlay of the couplet, "As mourners and musicians wailed for the dead, / Jesus raised the little girl out of bed."
“The Girl is Not Dead But Sleeping”
Matthew 9:23-25 “in a snailshell”
Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 9:18-19, 23-26

While he was saying these things to them, an official came forward, knelt down before him, and said, “My daughter has just died.… Read the rest

Mystery of Mysteries

Photo of snail and black-eyed susans speaking the couplet reflecting on Matthew 11:27: "Who knows the Father and the Son? Unless God reveals himself, none!"
“Ultimate Reality 3.0”
A reflection on Matthew 11:27
Sunday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time (Year A)
©️2023 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 11:27

All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.… Read the rest

Faithful Friends

Photo of 3 snails on a hydrangea with text overlay of the couplet reflecting on Matthew 9:2: "The faith of friends, / Heaven's will bends."
“Faithful Friends”
A reflection on Matthew 9:2
Thursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 (revised in 2024) Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 9:1-8

He entered a boat, made the crossing, and came into his own town. And there people brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher.… Read the rest