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I Have Called You By Name

Photo of a snail on a rose speaking the poetic couplet.
“I Have Called You By Name”
Isaiah 43:1 and Luke 10:20
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
©️2022 Gloria M. Chang

The seventy[-two] returned rejoicing, and said, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name.” Jesus said, “I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky. Behold,

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I Am Not Alone

A snail and a tulip reflect on John 16:32: "I am not alone, for the Father is with me."
“I Am Not Alone”
John 16:32, abridged
Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

The one who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, because I always do what is pleasing to him.

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Your Grief Will Become Joy

A baby snail on a rose reflects on John 16:20-22: "When a child is begotten, / Past travails are forgotten."
“Your Grief Will Become Joy”
A reflection on John 16:20-22
Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter
©️2022 Gloria M. Chang

Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your grief will become joy. When

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The Spirit Will Guide You

“The Spirit Will Guide You”
John 16:13, adapted and abridged
Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

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Releasing the Holy Spirit

A snail and a tulip speak John 16:7: "It is better for you that I go so that the Paraclete will come to you."
“Releasing the Holy Spirit”
John 16:7, adapted and abridged
Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Paraklétos is variously translated as Paraclete, Advocate, Intercessor, Consoler, Comforter, Helper, Strengthener, Standby, and Counselor. Paraclete, the Anglicized form of the Greek word, is used here to represent all possible translations.… Read the rest

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The New Jerusalem

A snail and a tulip reflect on Revelation 21:23: "No sun or moon will shine in the new Yerushalaim / For the Lamb will be our lamp beyond transient time."
“The New Jerusalem”
A reflection on Revelation 21:23
Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year C)
©️2022 Gloria M. Chang

Yerushalaim is the transliteration of Jerusalem. Click phonetics for the pronunciation of Yerushalaim.

He took me in spirit to a great, high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God. It

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Who is the Liar?

Who is the Liar, Christ's Anointed, Shalom Snail, 1 John 2:22-29
“Christ’s Anointed”
A reflection on 1 John 2:22-29
©️2025 Gloria M. Chang

Who is the liar? Whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Whoever denies the Father and the Son, this is the antichrist. No one who denies the Son has the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.

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Beyond Figures

“Beyond Figures”
John 16:25
Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

At present we see indistinctly, as in a mirror, but then face to face. At present I know partially; then I shall know fully, as I am fully known.

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Mysteries Too Deep

Icon of the Trinity by Andrei Rublev

6th Week of Easter, Saturday

John 16:23-28

The Hour is Coming

“On that day” of rejoicing, Jesus says, “you will not question me about anything.” But on this day, “whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.”… Read the rest

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Your Hearts will Rejoice

6th Week of Easter, Friday

John 16:20-23

Gaze upon a flower for one minute and observe its movement. It appears to be still, but it is constantly changing, growing or fading. The wind blows and it sways. Light and shadows flicker continuously so that it appears in a slightly different shade every second.… Read the rest