Gospel: John 20:24-29
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.”
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Reflection:
Do you sometimes
need an affirmation of your faith in Jesus? That is perfectly ok because it show
signs of your growing faith. If you want your faith in Jesus to be affirmed you
simply have to be sensitive to the movement of Jesus in your life.
For
example the new life that is given to you every morning. It’s not a routinary flow of life that you wake-up every morning. It’s Jesus giving you a new life
every morning! If you are sensitive to the movement of Jesus in your life. You
would discover that the dawning of a new day that you experience every morning is
a miracle from Jesus.
Thomas
needed an affirmation of his faith from his Lord and Master (John 20:25). He
wanted to see first the wounds of Jesus before he believes. He wanted to touch it and put his finger into the very wounds of Jesus before he believes that Jesus had resurrected (John 20:25).
Are we
not like Thomas too? We often times want our faith in Jesus to be affirmed by
His signs? Jesus has been giving us signs that He moves in our lives everyday,
we simply have to be sensitive to these signs. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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