Walking on Water with Jesus

Photo of tulips and a snail speaking the poem, "Walking on Water with Jesus": "Lord, teach us how to walk on water. One foot up and one food down, / Look at me and you won't drown."
โ€œWalking on Water with Jesusโ€
Matthew 14:22-33 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Tuesday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 14:22-33

Then he made the disciples get into the boat and precede him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.… Read the rest

Saint James, Apostle

Photo of snail and roses speaking the couplet on Feast of Saint James, "James drank the cup of the Lord / When Herod slew him with the sword."
โ€œSaint James, Apostleโ€
A reflection on Mark 10:35-45 and Acts 12:1-3
Feast of Saint James, Apostle
ยฉ๏ธ2023 Gloria M. Chang

And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, โ€œTeacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.โ€ And

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Neither Gold Nor Silver

Photo of two snails on a hydrangea speaking the poetic couplet of the day.
โ€œNeither Gold Nor Silverโ€
A reflection on Matthew 10:7-10
Thursday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 10:7-10

As you go, make this proclamation: โ€˜The kingdom of heaven is at hand.โ€™ Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons.… Read the rest

Lost Sheep Hospital

Photo of a snail among creeping phlox with text overlay of the reflection on Matthew 10:1-7, "Though the whole world was a lost sheep hospital, / The Twelve went first to the house of Israel."
โ€œLost Sheep Hospitalโ€
A reflection on Matthew 10:1-7
Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 10:1-7

Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness.… Read the rest

Christ the King of the Cosmos

Photo of snail and magnolia speaking the couplet reflecting on Matthew 8:23-27: "Christ the King of the cosmos / Stills the seas of the seismos."
โ€œChrist the King of the Cosmosโ€
A reflection on Matthew 8:23-27
Tuesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 8:23-27

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

I Revealed Your Name

Photo of snail and tulip speaking the couplet from John 17:1-11, "I Revealed Your Name."
โ€œI Revealed Your Nameโ€
A reflection on John 17:1-11a
Seventh Sunday of Easter (Year A)
ยฉ๏ธ2023 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

John 17:1-11a

Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said, โ€œFather, the hour has come. Give glory to your son, so that your son may glorify you, just as you gave him authority over all people, so that your son may give eternal life to all you gave him.… Read the rest

Sailing With Christ

Sailing With Christ, Shalom Snail
โ€œSailing with Christโ€
A reflection on Mark 6:30-34
Saturday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ2022โ€“2025 Gloria M. Chang

Sailing with Christ brings the rest your weary soul desperately needs.

The apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught. HeRead the rest

The Shepherd’s Staff

Photo of snail and peonies speaking the tercet, "The Shepherd's Staff."
โ€œThe Shepherdโ€™s Staffโ€
A reflection on Mark 6:8; Matthew 10:10; Luke 10:4
Thursday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ2022 Gloria M. Chang

The shepherd’s staff: apostles sent with authority, yet empty-handed, guided by Christ’s rod alone.

And he called to him the twelve, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

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The Beatitudes of Christ

Photo of tulips speaking the couplet, "The Beatitudes of Christ."
โ€œThe Beatitudes of Christโ€
A reflection on Matthew 5:1-12a
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
ยฉ2023 Gloria M. Chang

Discover the beatitudes of Christ: Jesus’ upside-down blueprint for true blessedness and sanctity.

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him.

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