Bishop Jos Tharakan

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.

Aug 15

1 Kings 19:4 - "But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a solitary broom tree. He asked that he might die..." — Reflection: Even the most faithful servants of God can experience despair, yet God meets them in their lowest moments.