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Isaiah 61, Day 7

Photo of snail and tulips speaking about the Righteous Branch in Isaiah 61:11.
“Isaiah 61, Day 7”
Isaiah 61:11b
©️2020 Gloria M. Chang

From divine soil, a righteous Branch springs forth, blooming justice and praise across the nations.

As 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.

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Thieves in the Temple

Phot of snail and pines speaking the Shalom Snail couplet, "Thieves in the Temple."
“Thieves in the Temple”
A reflection on Luke 19:45-48
Friday of the Thirty-Third Week in Ordinary Time
©️2022 Gloria M. Chang

Then Jesus entered the temple area and proceeded to drive out those who were selling things, saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves.’” And

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Who is the “Son of David”?

The Psalms scroll, one of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

9th Week in Ordinary Time, Friday

As Jesus was teaching in the temple area he said, “How do the scribes claim that the Messiah is the son of David? David himself, inspired by the holy Spirit, said:

‘The Lord said to my lord,
“Sit at my right hand
until I place your enemies under your feet.”’

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