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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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Glory and Love in Trinity

A snail and three tulips reflect on John 17:20-26: "Abba in me and I in thee: Glory and Love in Trinity!"
“Glory and Love in Trinity”
John 17:20-26 “in a snailshell”
Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

“I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me. And

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Before the Foundation of the World

A snail and three tulips reflect on John 17:20-26 and Ephesians 1:3-6: "Love has no beginning but made all things to be. Abba, before all worlds, called us to unity."
“Before the Foundation of the World”
A reflection on John 17:20-26 and Ephesians 1:3-6
Seventh Sunday of Easter (Year C)
©️2022 Gloria M. Chang

“I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me. And

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The Parable of the Lost Sons

Prodigal Son, Lost Sons, Shalom Snail
“The Parable of the Lost Sons”
A reflection on Luke 15:11-32
Fourth Sunday of Lent (Year C)
©️2022 Gloria M. Chang

Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

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One in Your Name

“One in Your Name”
John 17:11, abridged
Seventh Sunday of Easter (Year B)
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Pray then like this: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

Matthew 6:9 (RSV)

Holy Father, keep them in your name, 
that they may be one just as we are.

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We Are Family, Day 3

“Communion is divine!”
©️2020 by Gloria M. Chang

Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me,
that they may be one, even as we are one.

John 17:11 (ESV)

Seven, eight, nine… 
Communion is divine!

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Authentic Personhood

Widow’s Mite: 6th century image

9th Week in Ordinary Time, Saturday

In the course of his teaching Jesus said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to go around in long robes and accept greetings in the marketplaces, seats of honor in synagogues, and places of honor at banquets.

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That They May Be One

Byzantine icon, The Mystical Supper

John 17:11b-19

“Holy Father, keep them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are one.”

John 17:11

What’s in a Name?

In the Old Testament, names stood for the character and mission of a person, as when Abram became Abraham, or Jacob became Israel.… Read the rest

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Who is the Father?

Greek icon, The Mystical Supper

7th Week of Easter, Sunday

John 17:1-11a

“Now glorify me, Father, with you, with the glory that I had with you before the world began.”

The word “glory” rings several times in this passage, evoking an unfamiliar and unworldly milieu.… Read the rest