Journey to Wholeness
… Read the restR. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
I rejoiced because they said to me,
“We will go up to the house of the LORD.”
“King of Peace” (6 panels)
Zechariah 9:9 and Matthew 21:9
Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
©️2020 Gloria M. Chang
Who is the humble King of Peace who rides a donkey to conquer hearts and proclaim peace to the nations?… Read the rest
How does the “River of Zion” bring divine peace and stability to God’s holy city amidst a world in chaos?
In the midst of social and political chaos and upheaval—symbolized by the quaking earth, mountains, and raging waters—a transcendent vision of paradise penetrates beyond the present turmoil and breaks into song: “Streams of the river gladden the city of God, the holy dwelling of the Most High!”… Read the rest
And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.
Lamentations 3:24 (RSV)
“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”
My soul waits for the Lord
more than sentinels wait for the dawn.
Ash Wednesday begins with the sober remembrance of our expulsion from the Garden of Eden. “For you are dust, and to dust you shall return,” the Lord God pronounced after Adam’s transgression (Genesis 3:19).… Read the rest
… Read the restIn the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, with the train of his garment filling the temple. Seraphim were
“Where is the newborn king of the Jews?
We saw his star at its rising
and have come to do him homage.”
… Read the restNow there were shepherds in that region living in the fields and keeping the night watch over their flock. The angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were struck with great fear.
Like the crocus it shall bloom abundantly,
Isaiah 35:2a
and rejoice with joyful song.
The Hebrew word translated variously as “crocus,” “meadow saffron,” “rose,” “narcissus,” “lily,” or “flower” (chabatstseleth) is of uncertain derivation.… Read the rest
