Love of God and Neighbor

Photo of a snail and a rose speaking the reflection on Matthew 22:34-40: "As flowers receive sunshine and give fragrance to all, / Shining God to neighbors is the essence of our call."
โ€œLove of God and Neighborโ€
Matthew 22:34-40 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
Friday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 22:34-40

When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them, a scholar of the law, tested him by asking,โ€œTeacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?โ€… Read the rest

As the Father Loves Me

A snail and a tulip speak John 15:9: "As the Father loves me, so I also love you."
โ€œAs the Father Loves Meโ€
John 15:9
Thursday of the Fifth Week of Easter
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens as he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and without blemish before him. 

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You Are the Son of God

You are the Son of God, Shalom Snail
โ€œYou are the Son of Godโ€
A reflection on Mark 3:7-12
Thursday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

Even demons confess: โ€œYou are the Son of Godโ€โ€”yet still refuse to love him.

Jesus withdrew toward the sea with his disciples.

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God is Love, Day 6

Photo of snail and cosmos with text overlay of 1 John 4:19, "We love because he first loved us."
โ€œGod is Love, Day 6โ€
1 John 4:19
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang


“The love of God is the source of all good things.โ€

St. Gregory of Nyssa

We love because he first loved us.

Traditional Chinese Translation

ๆˆ‘ๅ€‘ๆ„›๏ผŒๆ˜ฏๅ› ็‚บไป–ๅ…ˆๆ„›ไบ†ๆˆ‘ๅ€‘ใ€‚

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God is Love, Day 5

Photo of snail and rhododendron speaking 1 John 4:18, "There is no fear in love."
โ€œGod is Love, Day 5โ€
1 John 4:18
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

“Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.โ€

St. Francis of Assisi

There is no fear in love, 
but perfect love drives out fear.

Traditional Chinese Translation

ๆ„›่ฃกๆฒ’ๆœ‰ๆ‡ผๆ€•๏ผ›
็›ธๅ๏ผŒๅฎŒ็พŽ็š„ๆ„›่ƒฝ้™คๅŽปๆ‡ผๆ€•ใ€‚

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God is Love, Day 4

Photo of snail and rose speaking 1 John 4:16, "God is Love."
โ€œGod is Love, Day 4โ€
1 John 4:16b
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

“In the evening of life, we will be judged on love alone.โ€

St. John of the Cross

God is love, 
and whoever remains in love 
remains in God and God in him. 

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God is Love, Day 3

Photo of snail and dahlia speaking 1 John 4:9, "God sent his only Son into the world..."
โ€œGod is Love, Day 3โ€
1 John 4:9
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang


“The love of God is the cause of the Incarnation.โ€

St. Thomas Aquinas

In this way the love of God was revealed to us: 
God sent his only Son into the world 
so that we might have life through him.

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God is Love, Day 2

Photo of snail and rose speaking 1 John 4:7, "Everyone who loves is begotten by God."
โ€œGod is Love, Day 2โ€
1 John 4:7b
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang


“The love of God is the source of all good things.โ€

St. Gregory of Nyssa

Everyone who loves is
begotten by God and knows God.

Traditional Chinese Translation

ๅ‡กๆ˜ฏๆœ‰ๆ„›็š„๏ผŒ
้ƒฝ็”ฑ็ฅžๆ‰€็”Ÿ๏ผŒไธฆไธ”่ช่ญ˜็ฅžใ€‚

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God is Love, Day 1

God is Love, Shalom Snail, 1 John 4
โ€œGod is Love, Day 1โ€
1 John 4:7a
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang


“Nothing is so great as love; for love is the bond of perfection.”

St. John Chrysostom

Beloved, let us love one another, 
because love is of God.

Traditional Chinese Translation

ๅ„ไฝ่’™ๆ„›็š„ไบบๅ“ช๏ผŒ่ฎ“ๆˆ‘ๅ€‘ๅฝผๆญค็›ธๆ„›๏ผŒ
ๅ› ็‚บๆ„›ๆ˜ฏๅ‡บๆ–ผ็ฅž็š„ใ€‚

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