How Wonderful Your Name

A snail and a violet crocus speak Palm 8:1(2): "O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth!"
โ€œHow Wonderful Your Nameโ€
From the Responsorial Psalm 8:1(2)
Thursday within the Octave of Easter
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
the just run to it and are safe.

Proverbs 18:10

O Lord, our God, 
how wonderful your name in all the earth! 

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The Farmer’s Patience

Photo of snail and crocus speaking the Shalom Snail couplet, "The Farmer's Patience."
โ€œThe Farmerโ€™s Patienceโ€
A reflection on James 5:7-11
Third Sunday of Advent (Year A)
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

The farmerโ€™s patience: Trusting Godโ€™s timing through drought and storm, awaiting the certain harvest of grace.

Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord.

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A Secret Gift

A snail on purple crocuses reflect on Matthew 6:1-4: "A secret gift / Gives God a lift!"
โ€œA Secret Giftโ€
A reflection on Matthew 6:1-4
Wednesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

โ€œBut take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them; otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father.

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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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Locust Cavalries

โ€œLocust Cavalriesโ€
A reflection on Joel 1-2:18
Ash Wednesday
ยฉ๏ธ2023 Gloria M. Chang

Even now, says the LORD,
return to me with your whole heart,
with fasting, and weeping, and mourning;
Rend your hearts, not your garments,
and return to the LORD, your God.

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Glowing Amethysts

โ€œGlowing Amethystsโ€
ยฉ๏ธ2022 by Gloria M. Chang

Glowing amethysts
Arise from dark, frosty soilโ€”
Jewels of the King.


Royal crocuses lead the procession of spring blooms, heralding the death and resurrection of the King of Kings. … Read the rest