Treasures in Heaven

A snail and a pink columbine reflect on Matthew 6:19-21: "Earthly treasures rust and decay. A heav'nly heart sows agape."
“Treasures in Heaven”
A reflection on Matthew 6:19-21
Friday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 6:19-21

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal. … Read the rest

The Lord’s Prayer

“The Lord’s Prayer” (5 panels)
Matthew 6:9-13
Thursday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

The Our Father

The Lord’s Prayer (commonly known as the “Our Father” or “Pater Noster”) is the only prayer explicitly taught by Jesus in the New Testament, as recorded in the Gospels.… Read the rest

A Secret Gift

A snail on purple crocuses reflect on Matthew 6:1-4: "A secret gift / Gives God a lift!"
“A Secret Gift”
A reflection on Matthew 6:1-4
Wednesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 6:1-4

“But take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them; otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father.… Read the rest

Love of Enemies

“Love of Enemies” (3 panels)
Matthew 5:43-48 in a quatrain
Tuesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 5:43-48

You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ … Read the rest

Christ on Retaliation

Photo of snail and silene coronaria speaking the couplet, "Instead of an 'eye for an eye,' / Let the Crucified pacify."
“Christ on Retaliation”
A reflection on Matthew 5:38-42
Monday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 5:38-42

You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ … Read the rest

Christ Fulfills the Law

Photo of snail and tulip speaking the couplet, "Christ fulfills the Law, / Whole and without flaw."
“Christ Fulfills the Law”
Matthew 5:17-18 “in a snailshell”
Wednesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 5:17-18

Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.… Read the rest

Crushed Like Grapes

Photo of snail and roses speaking the couplet about Mark 12:1-12, "On grapes, the Lord hired farmers to tread. / But his Son they crushed into wine and bread."
“Crushed Like Grapes”
A reflection on Mark 12:1-12
Monday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2023 Gloria M. Chang

The beloved Son was crushed like grapes to become the wine that saves us.

The Parable of the Tenants

Gospel

Mark 12:1-12

He began to speak to them in parables. … Read the rest

Sent from the Father

Photo of snail and a tulip speaking about the one sent from the Father in John 12:44: "Whoever believes in me believes in the one who sent me."
“Sent from the Father”
John 12:44 (abridged)
Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Easter
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Whoever receives you receives me,
and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.

Matthew 10:40

Whoever believes in me
believes in the one who sent me.

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