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!"
โ€œGlory and Love in Trinityโ€
John 17:20-26 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

John 17:20-26

โ€œI pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me through their word,ย 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.ย … Read the rest

I Am Not Alone

Photo of snail and tulip with text overlay of John 16:32, "I am not alone, for the Father is with me."
โ€œI Am Not Aloneโ€
John 16:32, abridged
Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter
ยฉ๏ธ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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I Revealed Your Name

Photo of snail and tulip speaking the couplet from John 17:1-11, "I Revealed Your Name."
โ€œI Revealed Your Nameโ€
A reflection on John 17:1-11a
Seventh Sunday of Easter (Year A)
ยฉ๏ธ2023 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

John 17:1-11a

Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said, โ€œFather, the hour has come. Give glory to your son, so that your son may glorify you, just as you gave him authority over all people, so that your son may give eternal life to all you gave him.… Read the rest

Beyond Figures

Photo of snail and 3 tulips speaking John 16:25, "The hour is coming when I shall no longer speak to you in figures but tell you plainly of the Father." This illustrates the post title, "Beyond Figures."
โ€œBeyond Figuresโ€
John 16:25
Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter
ยฉ๏ธ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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I Will Not Leave You Orphans

โ€œI Will Not Leave You Orphansโ€
A reflection on John 14:15-21
Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year A)
ยฉ๏ธ2023 Gloria M. Chang

You are not abandonedโ€”God draws near within you, guiding, comforting, and revealing His living presence through the Spirit of truth.… Read the rest

The Holy Spirit, Our Teacher

A snail and crabapple blossoms speak John 14:26: "The Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things."
โ€œThe Holy Spirit, Our Teacherโ€
Abridged from John 14:26
Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

When the Advocate comes whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth that proceeds from the Father, he will testify to me.

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Beholding the Father in the Son

Photo of snail and tulip with text overlay of the couplet reflecting on John 14:1-12, "Beholding the Father in the Son."
โ€œBeholding the Father in the Sonโ€
A reflection on John 14:1-12
Fifth Sunday of Easter (Year A)
ยฉ๏ธ2023 Gloria M. Chang

Beholding the Father in the Son draws us into the heart of Jesusโ€™ revelation.

Gospel

John 14:1-12

โ€œDo not let your hearts be troubled.… Read the rest

Isaiah 61, Day 2

Photo of snail and roses speaking Isaiah 61:3b about the oil of gladness.
โ€œIsaiah 61, Day 2โ€
Isaiah 61:3b
ยฉ๏ธ2020 Gloria M. Chang

From ashes to a diadem: God crowns mourning with the oil of gladness, clothing sorrow in a mantle of everlasting praise.

To comfort all who mourn;
to place on those who mourn in Zion
a diadem instead of ashes,
To give them oil of gladness instead of mourning,
a glorious mantle instead of a faint spirit.

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Serving From a Full Heart

Photo of snail and obedient plant speaking the Shalom Snail couplet, "Serving from a Full Heart."
โ€œServing from a Full Heartโ€
A reflection on Luke 17:7-10
Tuesday of the Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

How can serving from a full heart transform our obedience into a joyful union with God’s divine love?

โ€œWho among you would say to your servant who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, โ€˜Come here immediately and take your place at tableโ€™? Would

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