Born of the Spirit

A snail and white daffodils speak John 3:8: "The wind blows where it wills... so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."
โ€œBorn of the Spiritโ€
John 3:8
Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God; who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

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Born From Above

Photo of snail on a daffodil with the speech bubble, "You must be born from above."
โ€œBorn From Aboveโ€
John 3:7
Monday of the Second Week of Easter
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

โ€œAmen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of flesh is flesh and what is born of spirit is spirit.โ€

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The Infant in My Womb Leapt for Joy

A snail on a weeping cherry reflects on the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary: "The Word of God leapt from heaven, / Taking flesh in Maryโ€™s womb. / Unborn John leapt with abandon / As the friend of the Bridegroom."
โ€œThe Infant in My Womb Leapt for Joyโ€
A reflection on Wisdom 18:15, Luke 1:39-45, John 3:29
Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

โ€ฆyour all-powerful word leapt from heaven, from the royal throne, into the midst of the land that was doomedโ€ฆ

Wisdom 18:15 (New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised)

During those days Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When

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Lent, Day 30

A purple hosta flower and a snail speak John 8:28, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will realize that I AM."
โ€œLent, Day 30โ€
John 8:28 from the Gospel at Mass
Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.โ€

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The Spirit Blows Where It Wills

โ€œThe Spirit Blows Where It Willsโ€
A reflection on Luke 9:49-50, Mark 9:38-40, Numbers 11:25-29
Monday of the Twenty-Sixth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Whoever is Not Against You is For You

Then John said in reply, โ€œMaster, we saw someone casting out demons in your name and we tried to prevent him because he does not follow in our company.โ€

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God So Loved the World

โ€œGod So Loved the Worldโ€
Gospel Acclamation from John 3:16
Third Sunday of Lent (Year B)
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

โ€œFor this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.โ€

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The Wind of the Spirit


Gian Lorenzo Bernini – Dove of the Holy Spirit
(ca. 1660, stained glass, Throne of St. Peter, St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican)

29th Week in Ordinary Time, Friday (Year II)

Luke 12:54-59

As a weather vane points in the direction of the wind, Jesus points in the direction of the Holy Spirit (pneuma).ย … Read the rest