Bishop Jos Tharakan

Aug 16

Pilgrim's Prayer - Lord, as I journey, create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Do not cast me from Your presence or take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me on this path. May this pilgrimage be ...Read more

Pilgrim's Prayer - Lord, as I journey, create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Do not cast me from Your presence or take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me on this path. May this pilgrimage be a time of deep cleansing, where the dust of the road is less than the dust of sin being washed from my soul. I long to be made new, to find not just a place, but a new state of being in You. Amen.

Aug 16

Way of the Spirit Pilgrimage 2025 Reflection - The return home is the final stage of the pilgrimage. We leave the path, but the path does not leave us. We are called to carry the lessons, the stillness, and the renewed focus back into our daily lives.

Aug 16

Psalm 138:3 - "On the day I called, you answered me, you made me bold with strength in my soul." — Reflection: Prayer is a direct line to divine strength, empowering us to face any challenge with courage.

Aug 15

Pilgrim's Prayer - Holy Spirit, my Counselor and Guide, I invite Your presence on this pilgrimage. Open my eyes to see the wondrous things in Your law and in Your creation. Quiet my heart that I might hear Your still, small voice above the noise of my own thoughts and the distractions of the world. ...Read more

Pilgrim's Prayer - Holy Spirit, my Counselor and Guide, I invite Your presence on this pilgrimage. Open my eyes to see the wondrous things in Your law and in Your creation. Quiet my heart that I might hear Your still, small voice above the noise of my own thoughts and the distractions of the world. Lead me into all truth. Fill me with a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of You, so that this journey becomes a classroom for my soul, taught by the very Spirit of God. I am Your student; teach me Your ways. Amen.

Aug 15

Way of the Spirit Pilgrimage 2025 Reflection - As the destination nears, the heart quickens. This anticipation is a taste of the hope we have for our ultimate heavenly home. The end of the pilgrimage is not just an arrival, but a foretaste of a greater welcoming embrace.