
A reflection on Mark 2:18-22
Monday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang
Discover the joy of the new wine of the bridegroom: Christ brings fresh grace that old forms cannot contain.… Read the rest

Journey to Wholeness

Discover the joy of the new wine of the bridegroom: Christ brings fresh grace that old forms cannot contain.… Read the rest

God’s promise blooms eternally: restoring the Garden of Eden, where justice and praise spring forth in fragrant abundance.
… Read the restAs the earth brings forth its shoots,
and a garden makes its seeds spring up,
So will the Lord God make justice spring up,
and praise before all the nations.

Clothed in garments of salvation, we reclaim the radiant glory lost in Eden and shine as brides of Christ.
For he has clothed me with garments of salvation,
Isaiah 61:10b
and wrapped me in a robe of justice…
In the book of Revelation, the holy city, new Jerusalem, comes down out of heaven from God, โprepared as a bride adorned for her husbandโ (Revelation 21:2).… Read the rest
โIsaiah 61, Day 1โ (2 panels)
Isaiah 61:1
ยฉ๏ธ2020 Gloria M. Chang
Jesus proclaims the ultimate Jubilee: true freedom from sin’s chains, ushering in everlasting favor and beatitude.
… Read the restThe spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me;
He has sent me to bring good news to the afflicted,
to bind up the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives,
release to the prisoners,
To announce a year of favor from the Lord
and a day of vindication by our God.