The Triumph

St Thomas Old Age Home, Hospitaller Order of St. John of God, Poonamallee, Chennai, April 04, 2018, 11:50 PM

T WILIGHT Sacrificial Meal

Night of Betrayal
Agony of midnight darkness: Feeling the Blood.

Pieces of Silver - Kiss of Iscariot

Betrayal of what?
Language of Deception: “Betrayal of Identity” to Enemies
(only).

Tears of Peter
John’s stubborn following unto death
Participation in Discipleship: Faith Overcoming Fear.

The Charge - INRI

Name:Jesus of Nazareth
Criminal Charge: King of the Jews
Unwritten Charge: Son of God
Millennial Truth: Jesus is Son of God and King of the Jews.

Jesus - Black, White, Brown…?

Saffron Cross?
Colour of the Cross: Colourless of Person on the Cross, as
well.

Cross: Tree of Life

The Foundation of Jesus
Passover and Presence: life to death unto Life.

A slave’s service - washing of feet

A slave’s death –death on the cross
Reality of Slavery: servantship for discipleship.

Disfigured Face
Suffering Servant
Disregarded Reality: the Personality of Christ –
Isaiah’s.

Fallen Humanity
In search of glorified humanity
Secularity Circle: Sense of Sacred but no Divine.
Cognitive Slaveries - poor and ignorant
Scientific thrill of experiments, tests,
achievements…
New Concentration Camp: in Search of Tagore’s
Freedom of Mind.

Second Adam – not by birth

But by Death
Mystery of Human Reality: Death to Life (Death, Where is Thy Sting?)

Our’s - ‘moment of death is moment of resurrection’

Messianic Resurrection - not from Cross (Come down, if you can!)
Risen from Tomb: Put to death, to rise up in life.

Sign of Life - stone rolled over, linen cloth, Empty Tomb

Witness of Life –“See and Believe”
Absence of Body: Presence of Life – needing Faith experience.

Salvation History began…

First Good News – “He has risen!”
Mission Command: Back to Galilee, Re-read Word, Life and Prophecy.

Mental Kaleidoscope
Eternally drawing patterns of thoughts
Hot pursuit: Hunters’Will, wounded soul – people of God
and new persecutions.

True lies
Half-truths, total lies…
Human endeavour to conquer God –
Babel unfolded

Bent form, rugged face

Weathered life
Witness of Old Age: Personality profound, God’s people.
Scientific Quests
Taxonomical Paradigm – Animal Kingdom, Semantic “Things”
Beginning of Scientific Repression: marking things, marching animals.

The grieving Church – closed within

Limbering stations of cross, stations of human existences…
Easter of Suddenness: Triumphant Church overnight – celebration of life again.

Cenacle Community
Same Passover celebrants
Schooling in Christic Experience: At shore, village road, closed
room…

PENTECOST
Festival of Language – oneness of
community
Easter Begins: Promised Liberation,
Justice, New Heaven/Earth.
The Hope Born.

Easter Wishes!