Rev. Thomas John
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The Word of Deprivation and Want
Jesus exposes vulnerability as intimacy. He represents the denied, deprived, thirsty. His cry demands transformation. Those who hunger and thirst for…
Apr 3
The Word of Despair
Jesus enters God-forsakenness alongside humanity. God's presence is suffering love—weak, powerless, yet standing with us in history. Cruciform existence…
Apr 3
The Word of New Obligations
From the Cross, Jesus expands family beyond blood. The Church becomes a community of those doing God's will, obligated to orphans, widows, and the…
Apr 3
The Word of Promise
A criminal, repentant and undeserving, enters paradise immediately. Jesus affirms coronation is suffering love, not triumph. Paradise is present…
Apr 3
The Word of Forgiveness
At the moment of extremest agony, Jesus prays for those crucifying him. Ignorance defines human sin. Yet forgiveness alone reconciles. The Cross demands…
Apr 3
Seven Words from the Cross
Good Friday demands more than sympathy or spectacle. At the foot of the Cross, are we willing to weep for ourselves and our children?
Apr 3
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Good Friday: An Exposition on the Cross
The Cross is not a transaction designed to appease an angry God. It is God's direct collision with the forces that destroy human life — and those forces…
Apr 2
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