Marana tha!

โ€œMarana tha!โ€
A reflection on 1 Corinthians 16:22 and Revelation 22:20
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be accursed. Marana tha.

1 Corinthians 16:22

The one who gives this testimony says, โ€œYes, I am coming soon.โ€Read the rest

In All Circumstances, Give Thanks

โ€œIn All Circumstances, Give Thanksโ€
1 Thessalonians 5:18
ยฉ๏ธ2020 Gloria M. Chang

THANKSGIVING
Old Rhyme

The year has turned its circle,
The seasons come and go.
The harvest all is gathered in
And chilly north winds blow.
Orchards have shared their treasures,
The fields, their yellow grain,
So open wide the doorwayโ€”
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Inner Light

โ€œInner Lightโ€
Matthew 6:22
Meditation on Light, Series II, Day 4
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

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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Guiding Light

โ€œGuiding Lightโ€
Psalm 119:105
Meditation on Light, Series II, Day 2
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

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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Awake, Sleepyheads!

โ€œAwake, Sleepyheads!โ€
A reflection on Mark 13:33-37
First Sunday of Advent (Year B)
ยฉ๏ธ2023 Gloria M. Chang

Jesus said to his disciples: โ€œBe watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come. It is like a man traveling abroad.

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Heaven’s Oil

โ€œHeavenโ€™s Oilโ€
A reflection on Matthew 25:1-13
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
ยฉ๏ธ2023 Gloria M. Chang

Jesus told his disciples this parable: “The kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

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Leaves and Grass, Bless the Lord!

โ€œLeaves and Grass, Bless the Lord!โ€
ยฉ๏ธ2020 by Gloria M. Chang

Canticle of Thanksgiving

This autumn blessing is styled after the Canticle of the Three Children from the Book of Daniel. In the midst of the fiery flames of King Nebuchadnezzarโ€™s furnace, the Spirit filled Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego with praise and thanksgiving to the Lord.… Read the rest