Rev. Bartholomew Segan Palk

Jesus Christ’ Resurrection in the midst of Lockdown Rev. Bartholomew Segan Palk, CSI Coimbatore Diocese   Resurrection and Lockdown are extremely opposite words. As we face this lockdown worldwide, let us meditate - how are we going to celebrate the Resurrected Christ in the midst of Lockdown? “Resurrection” is referred as rebirth from the dead or a revival from an inactive to an active stage. Whereas the word “Lockdown” refers to a kind of imprisonment and both these words are familiar to the Christian world , before and after Resurrection the disciples were in lockdown themselves because they feared the people and their life was at risk of survival. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things (Resurrection of Jesus Christ) unto the apostles. - KJV (Luke 24:10) Some of the greatest miracles in the world are reve...

Jesus’ presence amid a Locked situation Affirmation of Christ as Lord and God: John 20:24-29 Rev. Bartholomew Segan Palk, CSI Coimbatore Diocese Lockdown has made us like the disciples who had locked themselves in fear after the death of Christ. Most of us have lost our hope, strength, and continue to live in fear of death because of COVID-19.When all our hope and strength is lost we look forward to divine intervention like the disciples. But most of the times, when God comforts us with His Word and through His messengers we still do not believe because we ask for proof and evidence from God just like Thomas. He is not the first person in the Bible to ask for proof from God, we all know that even Gideon asked for proof and God answered his prayer. We have to understand the difference between Doubt and unbelief. Doubt says ‘we cannot believe’ or ‘a feeling of uncertainty’ whereas unbelief says, ‘we will not believe unless we are given evidence or proof’ or ‘absence of f...