Once Blind, Now Brave

โ€œOnce Blind, Now Braveโ€
A reflection on John 9:1-41
Fourth Sunday of Lent (Year A)
ยฉ๏ธ2023 Gloria M. Chang

A man born blind receives sight and boldly declares: “If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.โ€

Gospel

John 9:1-41 (RSV)

As he passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth.… Read the rest

Immortal Strands

Photo of autumn leaves with text overlay of the Shalom Snail couplet, "Immortal Strands."
โ€œImmortal Strandsโ€
A reflection on Luke 21:12-19
Wednesday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2023 Gloria M. Chang

In the fiercest persecution, no power on earth can destroy our immortal strands.

Jesus said to the crowd: “They will seize and persecute you, they will hand you over to the synagogues and to prisons, and they will have you led before kings and governors because of my name.

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