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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Jesus in His Hometown

Photo of a snail among rhododendrons with the Shalom Snail couplet beneath.
โ€œJesus in His Hometownโ€
A reflection on Matthew 13:54-56
Friday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

He came to his native place and taught the people in their synagogue. They were astonished and said, โ€œWhere did this man get such wisdom and mighty deeds?

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The Rejection at Nazareth

โ€œThe Rejection at Nazarethโ€
A reflection on Mark 6:1-6 (Matthew 13:54-58)
Sunday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time (Year B)
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

He departed from there and came to his native place, accompanied by his disciples. When the sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished.

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