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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The Root of Jesse, Day 7

A photo of three snails on a mountain speaking Isaiah 11:7 about the cow and the bear grazing together.
โ€œThe Root of Jesse, Day 7โ€
Isaiah 11:7
ยฉ๏ธ2020 Gloria M. Chang

When the cow and the bear graze as one, clean and unclean unite in Christโ€™s peace.

The cow and the bear shall graze,
together their young shall lie down;
the lion shall eat hay like the ox.

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Does This Shock You?

โ€œDoes This Shock You?โ€
A reflection on John 6:60-69
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Then many of his disciples who were listening said, โ€œThis saying is hard; who can accept it?โ€ Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this, he said to them, โ€œDoes this shock you?

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Faithful Friends

โ€œFaithful Friendsโ€
A reflection on Matthew 9:2
Thursday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2021 (revised in 2024) Gloria M. Chang

He entered a boat, made the crossing, and came into his own town. And there people brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher.

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