
A reflection on Luke 9:43b-45
Saturday of the Twenty-Fifth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang
Jesus, the Son of Man, predicts his betrayal, revealing a suffering Messiah to his confused disciples.… Read the rest

Journey to Wholeness

Jesus, the Son of Man, predicts his betrayal, revealing a suffering Messiah to his confused disciples.… Read the rest

Peter’s confession of Christ shines as a pivotal moment in Luke 9:18-22, where he boldly declares Jesus as the Messiah amidst widespread speculation.… Read the rest

From Mount Hor they set out by way of the Red Sea, to bypass the land of Edom, but the people’s patience was worn out by the journey; so the people complained against God and Moses, “Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in the wilderness, where there is no food or water?… Read the rest

Some Pharisees approached him, and tested him, saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause whatever?”… Read the rest

I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit—that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.… Read the rest

Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.… Read the rest

While Jesus was speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers appeared outside, wishing to speak with him.… Read the rest

“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.… Read the rest

As Jesus got into a boat, his disciples followed him. Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by waves; but he was asleep. … Read the rest

Peter began to say to him, “We have given up everything and followed you.” Jesus said, “Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for my sake and for the sake of the gospel who will not receive a hundred times more now in this present age: houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and eternal life in the age to come.… Read the rest