Isaiah 35, Day 2

โ€œIsaiah 35, Day 2โ€
Isaiah 35:2a
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Like the crocus it shall bloom abundantly,
and rejoice with joyful song.

Isaiah 35:2a

Singing Blooms

The Hebrew word translated variously as โ€œcrocus,โ€ โ€œmeadow saffron,โ€ โ€œrose,โ€ โ€œnarcissus,โ€ โ€œlily,โ€ or โ€œflowerโ€ (chabatstseleth) is of uncertain derivation.… Read the rest

Isaiah 35, Day 1

Shalom Snail, Isaiah 35, Advent, Silent Waiting
โ€œIsaiah 35, Day 1โ€
Isaiah 35:1
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The wilderness and the parched land will exult;
the Arabah will rejoice and bloom.

Isaiah 35:1

Silent Waiting

East of Eden, the whole earth is parched and barren, thirsting for the vivifying stream of the Spirit of God.… Read the rest

God Never Gives Up

God Never Gives Up, Shalom Snail, Advent
โ€œGod Never Gives Upโ€
Second Sunday of Advent (Year C)
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Readings

Baruch 5:1-9
Psalm 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6
Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11
Luke 3:1-6

The Promised Land

Israelโ€™s exodus from Egyptian slavery into the Promised Land of โ€œmilk and honeyโ€ epitomizes humanityโ€™s exodus from sin into the Promised Land of transfigured holiness.… Read the rest

Saint Andrew, Apostle

โ€œThe Call of the First Disciplesโ€
Feast of Saint Andrew, Apostle
Matthew 4:18-22 “in a snailshellโ€
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As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen. He

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Perfect Gift From Above

โ€œPerfect Gift From Aboveโ€
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
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Readings (Year B):

Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8
Psalm 15:2-3, 3-4, 4-5
James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Ten Commandments, Oren neu dag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Lent, Day 18

โ€œLent, Day 18โ€
Psalm 17:8 from which the Entrance Antiphon is adapted
Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent
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He found him in a desert land,
and in the howling waste of the wilderness;
he encircled him, he cared for him,
he kept him as the apple of his eye.

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Inner Light

โ€œInner Lightโ€
Matthew 6:22
Meditation on Light, Series II, Day 4
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For it is you who light my lamp;
the Lord my God lightens my darkness.

Psalm 18:28(29), ESV

Traditional Chinese Translation

ใ€Šๅ…งๅœจ็š„ๅ…‰ใ€‹
่บซไธŠ็š„ๅ…‰ๅฐฑๆ˜ฏ็œผ็›ใ€‚
ไฝ ็š„็œผ็›่‹ฅ็žญไบฎ๏ผŒๅ…จ่บซๅฐฑๅ…‰ๆ˜Žใ€‚

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Fountain of Light

โ€œFountain of Lightโ€
Psalm 36:9
Meditation on Light, Series II, Day 3
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The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.

John 1:9

Traditional Chinese Translation

ใ€Šๅ…‰ไน‹ๆบ้ ญใ€‹
ๅ› ็‚บๅœจ่ขฎ้‚ฃ่ฃกๆœ‰็”Ÿๅ‘ฝ็š„ๆบ้ ญใ€‚
ๅœจ็ฅข็š„ๅ…‰ไธญ๏ผŒๆˆ‘ๅ€‘ๅฟ…ๅพ—่ฆ‹ๅ…‰ใ€‚

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Guiding Light

โ€œGuiding Lightโ€
Psalm 119:105
Meditation on Light, Series II, Day 2
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I am the light of the world.
Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness,
but will have the light of life.

John 8:12

Traditional Chinese Translation

ใ€ŠๆŒ‡ๆ˜Ž็‡ˆใ€‹
่ขฎ็š„่ฉฑๆ˜ฏๆˆ‘่…ณๅ‰็š„็‡ˆ๏ผŒๆ˜ฏๆˆ‘่ทฏไธŠ็š„ๅ…‰ใ€‚

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