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Today is the Feast of Saint Thomas, the Apostle. I have a personal affinity towards Thomas because it took me so long to find my faith. The skeptic in me would not let me step outside of my doubt and let myself be found. I needed a strange sequence of events, and more importantly, the influence of some very special people to help me find it.
Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve,
was not with them when Jesus came.
So the other disciples said to him, “We have seen the Lord.”
But Thomas said to them,
“Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands
and put my finger into the nailmarks
and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”
Now a week later his disciples were again inside
and Thomas was with them.
Jesus came, although the doors were locked,
and stood in their midst and said, “Peace be with you.”
Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands,
and bring your hand and put it into my side,
and do not be unbelieving, but believe.”
Thomas answered and said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
Jesus said to him, “Have you come to believe because you have seen me?
Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”
John 20:24-31
Please take the time today to pray for those in your life that are in need of a little faith. The secular world has the tendency to push faith and spirituality into the shadows. Be a light for someone today!
Mr. woo,
Last Sunday on the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, I was thinking that most people probably can identify with one of the apostles. Of course, sitting in church on Sunday morning before mass i began to think about who with i can identify most. Of course it just happened that mine is St. Peter. He is always the first one to jump up and say that he is a follower and that he will never betray or leave the side of Jesus, but then the first to do so. He is always falling alseep or doing exactly what Jesus predicted he would do, ie denying. Anyways, thanks for the post, it showed me that others think about how they can relate to the disciples that lived 2,000 years ago, and gain strength from their lives.