Seventy-Seven Times Forgive

Photo of snail on a goldenrain tree. speaking the Shalom Snail couplet.
“Seventy-Seven Times Forgive”
Matthew 18:21-35 “in a snailshell”
Thursday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 18:21-35

Then Peter approaching asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him?… Read the rest

We’re All Family in Christ

Photo of snail and echinacea purpurea with text overlay of the couplet reflecting on Matthew 12:46-50: "God became flesh to bond in charity, / Heirs of the Father in one family."
“We’re All Family in Christ”
A reflection on Matthew 12:46-50
Tuesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time
©️2024 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 12:46-50

While Jesus was speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers appeared outside, wishing to speak with him.… Read the rest

Mystery of Mysteries

Photo of snail and black-eyed susans speaking the couplet reflecting on Matthew 11:27: "Who knows the Father and the Son? Unless God reveals himself, none!"
“Ultimate Reality 3.0”
A reflection on Matthew 11:27
Sunday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time (Year A)
©️2023 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Matthew 11:27

All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.… Read the rest

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!"
“Glory and Love in Trinity”
John 17:20-26 “in a snailshell”
Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter
©️2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

John 17:20-26

“I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 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. … 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."
“I Am Not Alone”
John 16:32, abridged
Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter
©️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."
“I Revealed Your Name”
A reflection on John 17:1-11a
Seventh Sunday of Easter (Year A)
©️2023 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

John 17:1-11a

Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said, “Father, 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."
“Beyond Figures”
John 16:25
Saturday of the Sixth Week of Easter
©️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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As the Father Loves Me

A snail and a tulip speak John 15:9: "As the Father loves me, so I also love you."
“As the Father Loves Me”
John 15:9
Thursday of the Fifth Week of Easter
©️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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