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Two Mule-Loads of Earth

Photo of snail and tulip shoot with text overlay of the Shalom Snail couplet, "Two Mule-Loads of Earth."
“Two Mule-Loads of Earth”
A reflection on 2 Kings 5:14-19
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
©️2022 Gloria M. Chang

What if a Syrian warrior’s greatest treasure wasn’t gold or glory, but two humble mule-loads of earth from Israel’s riverbank?… Read the rest

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Leaves and Grass, Bless the Lord!

“Leaves and Grass, Bless the Lord!”
©️2020 by Gloria M. Chang

Canticle of Thanksgiving

This autumn blessing is styled after the Canticle of the Three Children from the Book of Daniel. In the midst of the fiery flames of King Nebuchadnezzar’s furnace, the Spirit filled Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego with praise and thanksgiving to the Lord.… Read the rest