The New Law Inscribed by the Finger of God

A spring crocus and a snail recite the couplet, "The new Moses wrote with the finger of God / A New Law in dust by the Spirit of God."
โ€œThe New Law Inscribed by the Finger of Godโ€
A reflection on John 8:1-11 and 1 Corinthians 15:45-49
Fifth Sunday of Lent (Year C)
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. But early in the morning he arrived again in the temple area, and all the people started coming to him, and he sat down and taught them.

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Lent, Day 26

โ€œLent, Day 26โ€
Communion Antiphon from Jeremiah 31:33
Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us,
written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God,
not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

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Lent, Day 20

Lent Day 20, Shalom Snail
โ€œLent, Day 20โ€
Liturgy of the Hours, Thursday of the Third Week of Lent
Office of Readings, First Responsory from 2 Corinthians 3:18
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Now if the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, was so glorious that the Israelites could not look intently at the face of Moses because of its glory that was going to fade, how much more will the ministry of the Spirit be glorious? 

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