Br. Patrick Tobin O.P.
Chronos: the passage of measured time; quantitative
Kairos: time as an occasion; an opportune moment; an appointed time; qualitative
Light/Darkness• Jn 3:1-21 Story of Nicodemus
Time of Day• Jn 4:4-42 Story of Samaritan Woman
Day of Week• Sabbath Cures: Jn 5:1-18 Pool of Bethesda
& Jn 9:1-40 Man Born Blind
Structure of John’s Gospel• Prologue 1:1-18• Book of Signs 1:19-12• Book of Glory 13-20• Epilogue 21-25
Alternative Structure• Hour has not yet come 1-12• Hour has come 12-19
Chronos• Where is God in your daily life?• Do you make time sacred?• Do you honor the Sabbath?• Are you in the light or the darkness?
Kairos• Where is God breaking into life?• Do you allow these moments to define you?
1:39 2:4 4:6.21.23.52.53 5:25.28.35 7:30 8:20 11:9 12:23.27 13:1 16:2.4.21.25.32 17:1 19:14.27