Before Abraham Was, I AM

Photo of snail and pansies with text overlay of the poem featured in the blog post, "Before Abraham Was, I AM: Faith's Journey from Promise to Eternity."
โ€œBefore Abraham Was, I AMโ€
A reflection on Genesis 17:3-9 and John 8:51-59
Thursday of the Fifth Week in Lent
ยฉ๏ธ2026 Gloria M. Chang

In the shadow of Lent, Jesus declares the impossible: “Before Abraham was, I AM”โ€”eternal promise meets divine eternity, calling us to unbreakable faith.… Read the rest

The Lamb and the Dove

Photo of snail and tulip speaking the couplet about the Lamb and the Dove.
โ€œThe Lamb and the Doveโ€
A reflection on John 1:29-34
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
ยฉ๏ธ2023 Gloria M. Chang

Discover the profound union of the Lamb and the Dove in Christ’s revelation as Son of God.

The next day John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.

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Lent, Day 32

A snail and a hyacinth shoot reflect on John 8:56-58 and recite this couplet: "The seed of Christ was seen by Abraham; Before Abraham came to. be, I AM."
โ€œLent, Day 32โ€
A reflection on John 8:56-58
Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever keeps my word will never see death.โ€ So the Jews said to him, โ€œNow we are sure that you are possessed.

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With God All Things Are Possible

โ€œFor God All Things Are Possibleโ€
Mark 10:17-30 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

As Jesus was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, โ€œGood Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?โ€ And

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Jubilee, Day 8

โ€œJubilee, Day 8โ€
ยฉ๏ธ2021 by Gloria M. Chang

You shall count seven weeks of yearsโ€”seven times seven yearsโ€”such that the seven weeks of years amount to forty-nine years.ย Then, on the tenth day of the seventh month let the ramโ€™s horn resound; on this, the Day of Atonement, the ramโ€™s horn blast shall resound throughout your land.ย 

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