The Mountain of the Lord, Day 3

“The Mountain of the Lord, Day 3”
Isaiah 2:4b
©️2020 Gloria M. Chang

He shall judge between the nations,
and set terms for many peoples.
They shall beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks;
One nation shall not raise the sword against another,
nor shall they train for war again.

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The Mountain of the Lord, Day 1

“The Mountain of the Lord, Day 1”
Isaiah 2:2a
©️2020 Gloria M. Chang

Vision of Paradise Amidst Destruction

“Your country is waste, your cities burnt with fire,” the prophet Isaiah rails in the opening chapter of his scroll (1:7a). Judah and Jerusalem are riddled with injustice, hypocrisy, murder, thievery, rebellion, and every sort of corruption.… Read the rest

No Procrastination

“No Procrastination”
A reflection on Luke 21:34-36
Saturday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2023 Gloria M. Chang

Jesus said to his disciples: “Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap.

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Figgy Sign of Eternity

“Figgy Sign of Eternity”
A reflection on Luke 21:29-33
Friday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2023 Gloria M. Chang

Jesus told his disciples a parable. “Consider the fig tree and all the other trees. When their buds burst open, you see for yourselves and know that summer is now near; in the same way, when you see these things happening, know that the Kingdom of God is near.

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Immortal Strands

“Immortal Strands”
A reflection on Luke 21:12-19
Wednesday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2023 Gloria M. Chang

Jesus said to the crowd: “They will seize and persecute you, they will hand you over to the synagogues and to prisons, and they will have you led before kings and governors because of my name.

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Useless Speculations

“Useless Speculations”
A reflection on Luke 21:5-11
Tuesday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2023 Gloria M. Chang

While some people were speaking about how the temple was adorned with costly stones and votive offerings, Jesus said, “All that you see here—the days will come when there will not be left a stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down.”

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Pennies for Paradise

“Pennies for Paradise”
A reflection on Luke 21:1-4
Monday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2023 Gloria M. Chang

When Jesus looked up he saw some wealthy people putting their offerings into the treasury and he noticed a poor widow putting in two small coins.

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Christ, the Universal Man

“Christ, the Universal Man”
A reflection on Matthew 25:31-46
Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
©️2023 Gloria M. Chang

Jesus said to his disciples: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations will be assembled before him.

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