
A reflection on Isaiah 50:4-9a and Matthew 26:14-25
Wednesday of the Sixth Week in Lent
ยฉ2026 Gloria M. Chang
Behold the Suffering Servant and the Man of Sorrows: betrayed at the table, yet steadfast in love.… Read the rest

Journey to Wholeness

Behold the Suffering Servant and the Man of Sorrows: betrayed at the table, yet steadfast in love.… Read the rest

From Hosanna to Crucify him: Christ’s fidelity endures amid our fickleness.
When Jesus and the disciples drew near Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find an ass tethered, and a colt with her.… Read the rest

How does Israel’s universal banquet invite everyone to God’s table of grace?
… Read the restOne of those at table with Jesus said to him, โBlessed is the one who will dine in the kingdom of God.โ

Jesus, the Son of Man, predicts his betrayal, revealing a suffering Messiah to his confused disciples.… Read the rest

… Read the restWhen Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, โWho do people say that the Son of Man is?โ

Yerushalaim is the transliteration of Jerusalem. Click phonetics for the pronunciation of Yerushalaim.
… Read the restJesus took Peter, John, and James and went up a mountain to pray.

We adore your Cross, O Lord,
we praise and glorify your holy Resurrection,
for behold, because of the wood of a tree
joy has come to the whole world.

Weaving a crown out of thorns, they placed it on his head, and a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, โHail, King of the Jews!โ They

… Read the restJesus and his disciples left from there and began a journey through Galilee, but he did not wish anyone to know about it.

… Read the restThe Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
In verdant pastures he gives me repose;
Beside restful waters he leads me;
he refreshes my soul.