
A reflection on Isaiah 50:4-9a and Matthew 26:14-25
Wednesday of the Sixth Week in Lent
ยฉ2026 Gloria M. Chang
Behold the Suffering Servant and the Man of Sorrows: betrayed at the table, yet steadfast in love.… Read the rest

Journey to Wholeness

Behold the Suffering Servant and the Man of Sorrows: betrayed at the table, yet steadfast in love.… Read the rest

From Hosanna to Crucify him: Christ’s fidelity endures amid our fickleness.
When Jesus and the disciples drew near Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find an ass tethered, and a colt with her.… Read the rest

In the shadow of Lent, Jesus declares the impossible: “Before Abraham was, I AM”โeternal promise meets divine eternity, calling us to unbreakable faith.… Read the rest

Jesus wept in sorrow, then commanded with power: โLazarus, come out!โ
Now a man was ill, Lazarus from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary… Read the rest

In the depths of exile and despair, God whispers: “I will never forget you”โa promise fulfilled in Christ’s life-giving love.… Read the rest

A man born blind receives sight and boldly declares: “If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.โ
As he passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth.… Read the rest

Jesus fulfills the lawโnot abolishing, but embodying God’s Torah as wisdom, life, and love.… Read the rest

Discover the surprising Harvest of Samaritans at Jacob’s wellโfields white, souls ripe for eternal life.
Jesus came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacobโs… Read the rest

Must good be repaid with evil? The persecuted prophets of Lent show us the costโand the victoryโof truth.… Read the rest

In the blinding glory of the Transfigured Christ, Jesus touches us and whispers: “Rise, and do not be afraid.โ
After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.… Read the rest