Yeshua at the Jordan River

Photo of snail and plant by a waterfall speaking the Shalom Snail couplet, "Yeshua at the Jordan River."
โ€œYeshua at the Jordan Riverโ€
A reflection on Matthew 3:1-12
Second Sunday of Advent (Year A)
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Yeshua at the Jordan River: where Joshua, Elijah, and the Bridegroom converge to fulfill every ancient promise.

In those days John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the desert of Judea and saying, โ€œRepent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!โ€ It

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The Source of Our Strength

Source of Our Strength, Shalom Snail
โ€œThe Source of Our Strengthโ€
A reflection on Jeremiah 17:5-8
Sunday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time (Year C)
ยฉ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Thus says the Lord:
Cursed is the man who trusts in human beings,
who makes flesh his strength,
whose heart turns away from the Lord.

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God Never Gives Up

God Never Gives Up, Shalom Snail, Advent
โ€œGod Never Gives Upโ€
Second Sunday of Advent (Year C)
ยฉ๏ธ2024 Gloria M. Chang

Readings

Baruch 5:1-9
Psalm 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6
Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11
Luke 3:1-6

The Promised Land

Israelโ€™s exodus from Egyptian slavery into the Promised Land of โ€œmilk and honeyโ€ epitomizes humanityโ€™s exodus from sin into the Promised Land of transfigured holiness.… Read the rest

Soaring on Eagles’ Wings

Russian icon of the Crucifixion by Dionysius, ca. 1500, Tretiakov Gallery, Moscow

Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent

Isaiah 40:25-31; Matthew 11:28-30

In a world of constant change and becoming, faith in an immutably good, true, beautiful, and eternal God of Love is an anchor in the midst of crashing waves.… Read the rest