Bishop Jos Tharakan
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Bishop Says!
Aug 6
Transfiguring God, on this feast of the Transfiguration I pray for moments when Your glory breaks through the ordinary. Help me to listen — truly listen — to Your Beloved Son. Not the Jesus I have domesticated, but the One who blazes with divine light. Let that light change how I see everything. Ame...Read more
Aug 5
Lord of word and thought, guard what I say today before I say it. Let me speak truth without cruelty, honesty without pride, encouragement without flattery. And beneath my words, tend the meditation of my heart — for from there, all speech eventually flows. Let both be holy. Amen. (Psalm 19:14)
Aug 4
Transforming God, I am shaped by more influences than I realize. Today I surrender my mind to You. Renew my assumptions, my reflexive judgments, the patterns of thought that limit how I see You and others. Form in me the mind of Christ — curious, compassionate, courageous, and clear. Amen. (Romans 1...Read more
Aug 3
God of the new morning, yesterday's failures do not define today's possibilities. Your mercies are not recycled — they are fresh, abundant, given again before I have even asked. I receive this morning as a gift. Let gratitude rather than guilt be the first emotion of my day. Great is Your faithfulne...Read more
Aug 2
Jesus who reaches for the sinking, I recognize myself in Peter — bold enough to step out, fragile enough to sink when the wind rises. Today, keep my eyes on You rather than on the waves of my circumstances. And when I begin to sink, stretch out Your hand before I go under. Amen. (Matthew 14:29-30)