Fear Not!

Photo of baby snail on an adult snail walking on rocks above a waterfall. They speak to one another, "In the stormy sea, trust in the Lord, who says, I AM. Fear not!"
โ€œFear Not!โ€
A reflection on John 6:16-21
Saturday of the Second Week of Easter
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

John 6:16-21

When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,ย got into a boat, and started across the sea to Caperโ€ฒna-um.… Read the rest

Christ the King of the Cosmos

โ€œChrist the King of the Cosmosโ€
A reflection on Matthew 8:23-27
Tuesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time
ยฉ๏ธ2022 Gloria M. Chang

As Jesus got into a boat, his disciples followed him. Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by waves; but he was asleep. They

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Lent, Day 29

Two snails moving on a mossy path recite Psalm 23:4, "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for you are with me."
โ€œLent, Day 29โ€
Psalm 23:4 from the Responsorial Psalm
Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

โ€œLet not your hearts be troubled;
believe in God, believe also in me.โ€

John 14:1

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil, for you are with me.

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The Lord is My Rock

โ€œThe Lord is My Rockโ€
ยฉ๏ธ2020 by Gloria M. Chang

Theย Lordย is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer,
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Psalm 18:2(3), RSV

We can surrender all our cares to the Lord our rock, for he is in charge.… Read the rest

Trust in the Lord

โ€œBetween a rock and a hard placeโ€ฆโ€
ยฉ๏ธ2020 by Gloria M. Chang

โ€œBetween a rock and a hard placeโ€ is an American idiom that means: โ€œFacing two equally unpleasant, dangerous, or risky alternatives, where the avoidance of one ensures encountering the harm of the otherโ€ (The Free Dictionary). … Read the rest