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You Were Once Aliens

Photo of a snail with dahlias speaking the reflection on Exodus 22 and Matthew 22:34-40: "Strangers and sojourners, you shall not wrong, / For in Egypt, you too did not belong."
“You Were Once Aliens”
A reflection on Exodus 22:21(20) and Matthew 22:34-40
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
©️2023 Gloria M. Chang

First Reading

Exodus 22:21(20)

Thus says the LORD: “You shall not molest or oppress an alien, for you were once aliens yourselves in the land of Egypt.”… Read the rest

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The Sleep of Adam and Abram

Sleep of Adam and Abram, Shalom Snail
“The Sleep of Adam and Abram”
A reflection on Genesis 2:21-24 and 15:1-18
Second Sunday of Lent (Year C)
©️2022 Gloria M. Chang

So the Lord God cast a deep sleep on the man, and while he was asleep, he took out one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. 

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